Bavarian Sauerbraten - 3 hours plus marinating
I don't usually like to list recipes with a million ingredients and a lot of preparation time. However, these are all ingredients that are readily available and the meal is so tasty that it's worth the extra effort and makes an excellent Sunday Main Course.

Ingredients - Serves 4
480ml/16fl.oz. Dry Red Wine
240ml/8fl.oz. Red Wine Vinegar
120ml/4fl.oz. Water
2 Onions, cut into wedges
Leaves from 1 bunch of celery
Salt
1 tbsp Sugar
2 teasp Mustard Seeds (or 1 teasp of powdered mustard)
Freshly grated Nutmeg
5 Cloves
1 teasp Black Peppercorns, lightly crushed
4 Sprigs Fresh Parsley
2 Bay Leaves, crumbled
1kg/2.2lb Beef Roasting Joint (Topside, bottom round)
2 tbsp Lard or Vegetable oil
50g/2oz Gingernut Biscuits, crushed
Preparation
1. Place the wine, vinegar, water, onions, celery leaves, salt, sugar, mustard seeds, nutmeg, cloves, peppercorns, parsley, and bay leaves in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
2. Add the meat, cover and leave to marinate for 2-3 days (or at least 24 hours) in a cool place, turning several times.
3. Remove the meat from the marinade (reserving the marinade) pat dry on kitchen paper and season with salt and pepper.
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