![]() ![]() ![]() While cleaning her home following her death, I discovered the itinerary, invoice, a photo album, and even a diary from this incredible journey. Listening to her share tales from this trip for decades, I often found myself wondering if these travel stories were elaborated on over the years. Marje, Mille and their friend having fun as they cruise from New York to Gibraltar in 1955. While growing up, she traveled by boat to spend summers with family back in Deutschland.Īfter high school graduation in 1955, she traveled across the Atlantic once again by boat to spend the summer visiting family in Germany and touring Europe with her twin sister and their best friend, Joyce. My mother was a twin and the daughter of German immigrants who settled in Chicago, Illinois, and later the nearby suburbs. Remembering My Mother & Her Love Of Travel Here she is at my parents’ Oktoberfest celebration. She was fun!Īnd she was an excellent cook, as you’ll come to learn soon. My mother even owned her own business in the mid-’60s a beauty salon. She fought a tough battle with breast cancer and was persistent and optimistic to her end.įortunately, she had a wonderful life filled with loving family and friends, fantastic parties, delicious food, and amazing travel adventures. My mom and I in Alaska on Holland America Cruise. When she passed, a hole was left in my heart. I recently lost my 82-year old mother, Marje, who was a truly inspirational woman. My mother’s German sauerbraten recipe has allowed me to do all of the above on many occasions, which is why I’m excited to share this magical dish with you right now. Note that this post sharing an authentic German sauerbraten recipe contains affiliate links.Īuthentic sauerbraten, Germany’s national dish, is a particularly special meal that truly reminds me of food’s power to comfort.įood also has the ability to connect you to your heritage, remember loved ones who are gone, celebrate family traditions, and spend valuable time with people you love - the latter of which is the main ingredient to a happy life, at least in my opinion. Serve meat over noodles and topped with sauce.By Laura Rice, Epicure & Culture Contributor. Add crushed gingersnaps to sauce and cook over medium-low for 10 minutes, stirring often until thickened.While waiting cook and drain egg noodles to package directions and then toss with remaining butter. Remove meat to cutting board and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Strain solids from sauce and return to pan.Simmer for 2 - 2 1/2 hours until meat is tender and has an internal temperature of 145˚F. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Add beef to pan and cook until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. In large pan heat 2 tablespoons of butter over high heat. Remove meat from marinade and pat dry.The longer the meat marinates the more flavor it will have. Marinate beef in the refrigerator for 8 hours (and up to 24 hours) before cooking. Place the meat in the cooled marinade and make sure as much of it is covered as possible.Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven combine marinade ingredients and heat on medium-high until it comes to boil.This one is well worth the effort to marinate overnight! Then pour the sauce on top and you’ve got a delectable meal with the slow-cooked flavors that Germans have been enjoying for centuries. Or for a more authentically-German meal you can use spaetzle instead of egg noodles, which you can find ready-made in most groceries. Slice the beef into strips and serve over cooked egg noodles. If you enjoy a thicker style sauce you can add in some cornstarch to make it more like a gravy, but this is completely optional. This adds a spicy kick to the overall flavor and also helps to thicken the sauce a little bit as well. The next part is the best part: add in 10 crushed gingersnap cookies to the sauce. Add the liquids back into the pan and simmer. Remove the beef to rest on a cutting board and strain the solids from the mixture. The next step is to cook the beef in the marinade for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 145˚F. Don’t worry: it’s not burned, just colored from the marinade! There are some who say up to three days (or more), but we’ve found that overnight is plenty long enough for the meat to take on the tangy, rich flavors of the spiced marinade.Īfter this process the meat will take on a darker hue and this will intensify when you brown the beef on all sides. Now here comes the waiting game: you’ll need to marinate a chuck roast or rump roast in the cooled mixture for 8-24 hours. Once this has cooked down you’re left with a very red marinade. Add to that fresh herbs, red wine, red wine vinegar, sugar, and beef broth. To start this recipe off you’ll need to sauté chopped onions and carrots.
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