MMMMM----- Recipe via UNREGISTERED Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: ECLECTIC SAURBRATEN Categories: Beef, German, Meat Yield: 1 Portionen 4 1/2 lb Boneless beef roast (round -or sirloin tip) Marinade: 1 lg Onion; coarsely chopped 1 lg Carrot; peeled and sliced 1 lg Stalk celery; chopped, -leaves incl 2 cl Garlic; chopped 2 c Dry red wine 1/2 c Red wine vinegar 20 Peppercorns 2 sm Sticks cinnamon 10 Berries (or 1/2 cup gin) 5 Bay leaves 1/2 ts Thyme 1/4 c Fresh parsley; chopped For cooking the meat: 1/3 c Cooking oil 2 tb Brown sugar To finish the sauce: 1 c Crushed ginger snaps 1/2 c Sour cream 2 tb Flour Recipe by: Jim Dykstra Advance preparation -- 1 to 2 weeks ahead: Trim the meat of as much fat as If necessary, stuff empty spaces in the bowl with wadded up newspaper to fo the marinade to cover the meat. Refrigerate for at least one week -- two w Cooking -- 3 to 6 hours before serving: Strain and reserve the marinade fr Brown the meat in the oil on all sides and set aside. Pour off all but 2 ta Add the ginger snaps and continue cooking in the oven for an additional 30 some of the juices into a food processor or blender and puree them. Return Return the roast to the casserole and keep warm until serving time. Serving: Remove the roast and carve into serving slices. Serve the meat n MMMMM