Quick Sauerbraten with Caramelized Onions
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 2 large sweet onions, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 (4 lb.) rolled rump roast, eye of round, top or bottom round
- 3/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1 (1 oz.) pkg. meat tenderizing marinade
- 1 tsp. pickling spice
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can beef broth
- 1/3 cup finely crushed gingersnap crumbs
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 350°F. Melt 4 tablespoons shortening in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion slices; cook until golden brown.
- Step 2
MELT 4 tablespoons shortening in roasting pan; brown roast on all sides.
- Step 3
MIX cider vinegar, meat marinade, pickling spice, black pepper and beef broth in small bowl. Top meat with onions and marinade. Cover; braise in oven 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is fork-tender or reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, basting every hour.
- Step 4
REMOVE roast from oven. Allow meat to rest for 15 minutes before carving.
- Step 5
STRAIN drippings to remove spices, reserving some of the onions if desired. Add water to drippings to measure 2 1/2 cups. Pour into saucepan, adding gingersnap crumbs, if desired; bring to a boil. Blend 1/2 cup cold water and flour in small bowl.
- Step 6
REDUCE heat to simmer. Whisk flour mixture into drippings, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in reserved onions, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Carve roast; serve with gravy.
Serving size
(1/6 of recipe)
- Calories 680
- Calories from Fat350g
- Total Fat 38g
- Saturated Fat 12g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 140mg
- Sodium 1380mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 13g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Sugars 4g
- Protein 67g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet