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BigButzBBQ
10-08-2014, 09:33 PM
It's Oktoberfest season and I'm feeling the need to do something authentic. So, I decided to give my own twist on Sauerbraten a shot.

I started by making up a batch of sauerbraten sauce/marinade. I started with:
3 Cups Red Wine Vinegar
3 Cups Cider Vinegar
6 Cups of Oktoberfest Style Beer (Sand Creek Oktoberfest)
1 Bottle of Black Strap Molasses

I then took 1/3 cup of pickling seasonings that I picked up at the grocery store and put it in a coffee filter and tied it shut with string and then threw it into the pot.
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After this, things get a little bit hazy but, I remember that I added 3oz of my Carolina Magic (Sauce Mix & Seasoning) and 1 added about 2 tbs of kosher salt, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp granulated garlic, a 6oz can of tomato paste, and 2 tbs of yellow mustard.
I brought this all to a boil and let it simmer for about 20 minutes. I then removed the bag of pickling seasoning and poured the mixture into jars and sealed them up.

I wanted to go with a beef roast but, pork loins were on sale so, I went with that. I cut the roast into thirds and put 2 of them into a baggy with 3/4 of a jar of the sauce mixture. From there it marinated for 3 days.
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I took them out of their respective baggies and rubbed them down with some of my Gettin' Roasted Season All. I made sure to keep the mixture from the one baggy to cook the marinated roasts in.
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They then went onto the grill to cook indirectly. When the marinated roasts hit 145 internal, I placed them in aluminum trays and added the sauerbraten mixture to both. When they hit an internal of 195 I pulled them off, put a lid on them and let them set for an hour.
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After that, I open them up and sliced them up.
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THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY FARKING FANTASTIC! It had tangy juicy flavor that reminded me of a combination of gerkin, teriyaki, and dark beer. The meat was wonderfully tender but didn't fall apart.
The next day I served them up with some Cream Cheese Garlic smashed potatoes and made sure to drizzle some of the sauce on it all.
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This was so delicious! I was kind enough to share with some of my co-workers who quickly decided that they should try to bribe me for any of the leftovers. :thumb:

Thanks for looking. :mrgreen:

mike-cleveland
10-08-2014, 09:52 PM
Awesome :grin:

Garyclaw
10-09-2014, 08:09 AM
Great Idea for the season, Tom?. Got me thinking!!

EmilPatrick
10-09-2014, 08:13 AM
Looks awesome, I love some good Oktoberfest food.

fingerlickin'
10-09-2014, 03:04 PM
Dang bro, that looks and sounds killer. :thumb:

deguerre
10-09-2014, 03:25 PM
I'm ALL over this!

Al Czervik
10-09-2014, 07:08 PM
Looks and sounds fantastic Tom... Glad to see you posting! :mrgreen:

bluetang
10-09-2014, 07:14 PM
I'm diggin it big there Tom!

BigButzBBQ
10-10-2014, 06:34 AM
Looks and sounds fantastic Tom... Glad to see you posting! :mrgreen:

Hope to be doing more. this summer was crazy. finally getting sometime to share again.