Ingredients
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup Burgundy wine
- 2 onions, sliced
- 1 carrot, sliced
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 whole allspice
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1-1/2 tsp pepper
- 4 lb. rump roast or boned chuck pot roast
- 4 Tbsp unsifted all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup salad oil
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup crushed gingersnaps
Details
Servings 6
Preparation
Step 1
1. In large bowl, combine vinegar, Burgundy, onion, carrot, celery, allspice, cloves, salt and pepper.
2. Wipe meat with damp paper towels. Put in marinade; refrigerate, covered, 3 days, turning meat occasionally.
3. Remove meat from the marinade. Reserve marinade. Wipe meat dry with paper towels. Coat with 2 Tbsp flour.
4. In hot oil in Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown meat well on all sides.
5. Pour in marinade; simmer, covered, 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or until meat is tender.
6. Remove meat from Dutch oven. Press liquid and vegetables through coarse sieve; skim off fat. Measure 3-1/2 cups liquid (add water, if necessary). Return liquid to Dutch oven.
7. Mix remaining 2 Tbsp flour with 1/3 cup cold water and the sugar. Stir into liquid; bring to boiling, stirring. Stir in gingersnaps.
8. Return meat to the Dutch oven. Spoon gravy over it; simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
9. Remove meat to heated platter. Pour some of the gravy over it. Serve meat, thinly sliced, with more gravy. Serve with Caraway Noodles and Red Cabbage.
Caraway Noodles: Cook 8 oz. medium egg noodles according to pkg directions; drain. Return noodles to pot and add 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine and 1 Tbsp caraway seed.
Red Cabbage:
1. Shread 1 medium head red cabbage (about 10 cups).
2. In large skillet, combine: cabbage, 2 Tbs salt, 2 Tbsp butter or margarine, 1/2 cup cider vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup cold water.
3. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, over medium heat for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, core 2 tart red cooking apples, but do not pare; slice thinly; add to cabbage. Cook 10 minutes, or until cabbage is tender but still crisp.
5. Sprinkle 1 Tbsp flour over cabbage mixture; mix gently. Cook, stirring until mixture thickens.
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