Sauerbraten

Directions

1. 1
   Place meat in a large glass bowl.
2. 2
   Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
3. 3
   Add onion, carrot, celery seed, cloves, peppercorns, wine, vinegar, tarragon and bay leaf to the bowl.
4. 4
   Add enough water so that marinade covers meat.
5. 5
   Marinate meat 4 to 5 days.
6. 6
   Day of serving, remove meat from marinade and reserve. Preheat oven to 300°.
7. 7
   Roast meat 2 1/2 hours.
8. 8
   Sprinkle with the brown sugar, turning meat to coat.
9. 9
   Roast 15 minutes longer. Remove vegetables from the marinade; add the flour to it and pour into the roasting pan.
10. 10
    Add gingersnaps that have been crumbled. Roast meat with gravy 1/2 hour, stirring gravy occasionally.
11. 11
    Let meat rest 10 minutes before slicing.
12. 12
    Serve with gravy and potato pancakes.
13. 13
    Serves 6 to 8.