I promise the gravy, in the end, is something you will want to sop up every last drop of! Onions, garlic, thyme, juniper berries and cloves ready to place the sauerbraten into the pot. But don’t worry all of the other ingredients balance it out beautifully. Sauer translates to sour (braten means braised roast.) It isn’t sour as you know it, but slightly pungent. The taste of the finished roast gets its name from the vinegar. Start with your roast and make a marinade for it.

Pork Sauerbraten is very delicious and I highly recommend that as an option too. If you can only find bone in roast cuts that will work too (actually, the bone can often yield a more flavorful gravy than without one.)ĭon’t want to use beef, often it is made with a pork roast or a lamb roast too. I used a boneless beef chuck roast but you could use a rump roast or eye of round roast. What cut of meat can you use for to make this for your celebration at home? The beauty of this recipe is that you can buy the cheapest meat out there and through a several day marinating process and cooking it on low heat for a long time it turns into one of the most delicious flavored roast that falls apart as you use your fork. It’s usually made from beef, but you could use pork or lamb as well. Sauerbraten is essentially Germany’s version of pot roast.

Now that you know the history of Oktoberfest let’s talk about todays recipe for traditional Sauerbraten! What is Sauerbraten? LIKE IT ? PIN IT FOR OKTOBERFEST INSPIRATION or FOR FALL COMFORT FOOD DINNERS! People go all out at these events with the women wearing twin braids and the men wearing Alpine hats which often have feathers in them. There is usually an apron worn over the skirt of the dress. Women wear dirndl dresses which is a snug fitting bodice over a white blouse. The suspenders are usually worn over white button down shirts. Men wear lederhosen which are shorts with suspenders on them. In California there are many places to go to celebrate! (Don’t say I didnt warn you, in America all Oktoberfest celebrations often include many dances to the chicken dance so be ready to have that song in your head for days!!) What do people wear to a traditional Oktoberfest event? The festival is not limited to Munich ~~ it’s now celebrated all over the world. In 2019 the official Oktoberfest will be celebrated Sept 22- October 7th. It seems crazy, but Oktoberfest is actually mostly in September. Today there is a parade, carnival, beer gardens and lots of polka music playing for dancing and of course lots of delicious German foods! When is Oktoberfest celebrated? The celebration continues today with Munich being a destination for people all over the world to attend the real event!

The Bavarian celebration originally had horse races for the public as part of the events. The original event was a celebration for the people to commemorate the marriage of King Ludwig I to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburgausen. Oktoberfest is more than a week long festival that began in 1810 in Munich Germany. I’d had it in the back of my mind for a while and I’ve never met an Oktoberfest I haven’t enjoyed! What’s not to love? There are beer gardens, authentic German food like these Homemade German Pretzels, and Bratwurst with Kraut , along with dancing and singing! (Beer barrel polkas and the chicken dance are played often!) Homemade German Pretzels are common at Oktoberfest celebrations! Everything you ever wanted to know about Oktoberfest! What is Oktoberfest? My husband loves Germany and my mom had many German recipes in her recipe box and when I was going thru them he saw this one and said I had to make it for an Oktoberfest Celebration! Today’s post is for a Traditional Sauerbraten Recipe.

Sauerbraten recipe crockpot