Gingersnap Pot Roast Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Roll meat in flour.
• 2. Brown on all sides in a pot (not Teflon coated pot).
• 3. When halfway done add onions and continue to brown. ***Please use care while doing this step as I have watched my mom turning the meat over and it fell off the fork and splashed the oil on her face***
• 4. Once all browned, cover with "BOILING" water, (if you add cold water it will make the meat tough).
• 5. Add 3/4 cup white vinegar, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, and 1 cup ketchup.
• 6. Let meat simmer for 2-3 hours.
• 7. Remove meat, strain onions out of water and throw out. ***I skim the onions out so as we don't have to dirty another pot to collect the juice use your own judgement***
• 8. Put liquid back into pot.
• 9. Add half the box of the gingersnap cookies. More can be added until you get the proper consistency. Remember, more water means more gingersnaps to make it thicker. I usually throw in at least one package depending on how much water there is. They can be crushed or whole as they will dissolve after a few minutes. If it's too thick, add 1/4 cup of water at a time until you have your desired consistency of gravy.
• 10. Once gravy thickens up, put the meat back in the sauce and let it sit for another 30 minutes.
• 11. Side dish with this we have mashed potatoes and green beans. I love the gravy.

Steps:

• Trim fat from roast. Cut if necessary to fit crock-pot.
• In large skillet brown roast on all sides in hot oil.
• In a small bowl combine water, gingersnaps, vinegar, bouillon, and red pepper.
• In crock-pot, place potatoes, carrots or parsnips, and bay leaf. Place meat on top of vegetables.
• Pour gingersnap mixture over meat.
• Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or high-heat setting for 5-6 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Saute onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, thyme, and mustard in butter in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes or until vegetables soften; remove from heat.
• Place roast in shallow roasting pan; fat side up.
• Make several slits with sharp knife in the top of the roast, cutting downward, but not through to the bottom.
• Stuff pockets with the vegetable filling.
• Roast in preheated oven for 1 hours or more, or until a meat thermometer reads the temperature you desire (160 degrees-for medium; 170 degrees for well-done).
• Remove roast from pan; keep warm; reserve pan drippings.
• To prepare gingersnap gravy, pour off pan juices into a 1 cup measure; skim off fat.
• Add enough water to make 1 cup and pour back into the pan.
• Set pan on top of the stove over medium-high heat, and simmer for 2 minutes, scraping brown bits from the bottom of the pan; remove from heat.
• Saute chopped onion, chopped celery, minced garlic in butter in large skillet for 4-6 minutes.
• Add ginger, salt, pepper, thyme, sage, and cumin, mixing well; cook 5 minutes.
• Add pan juices from roasting pan and the can of beef broth.
• Bring all to the boiling, then lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes.
• Break gingersnaps into pieces and add to skillet.
• Cook gravy until cookies absorb liquid, then whisk until smooth; simmer 10 minutes more.
• Strain gravy, and keep warm.
• To serve, slice pork into medallions, and spoon a little gravy over meat; serve extra gravy on the table.

Steps:

• Combine beef stew meat, onion, beef broth, vinegar, and bay leaves in a slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 7 to 9 hours.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain.
• Remove bay leaves from beef mixture; stir in crushed gingersnaps and brown sugar. Cook beef mixture on Low until thickened, about 15 minutes. Serve sauerbraten over egg noodles and garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Brown beef in oil in 2 to 3 batches, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer beef to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Stir tomato paste and ginger into skillet; cook 1 minute. Deglaze skillet with wine and reduce by half, scraping up any brown bits. Whisk in broth, vinegar, gin, tapioca, and salt; simmer 5 minutes. Taste the sauce. I found it to be a tad much on the sour side, and when I add the sugar, I felt it gave the perfect balance to the sauce. Pour broth mixture over beef in slow cooker and submerge spice sachet in it. Cover slow cooker and cook until beef is tender on high setting, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Add carrots, celery, and onion to slow cooker; stir in gingersnaps. Cover slow cooker and cook until sauce thickens and vegetables are tender, stirring halfway through,about 1 hour more. Transfer beef and vegetables to a serving dish; discard spice sachet. Serve beef and vegetables with sauce. Tasting notes: The carrots aren't mushy at all-- in fact just slightly "al dente" which we liked. The sauce turned out with just the right amount of thickness. The gingersnaps melted right into the sauce, and really gave this sauce an authentic sauerbraten flavor . I have a homemade Spaetzle recipe, but you could serve this over buttered thick noodles or mashed potatoes. Definitely worth a repeat performance!