Do I catch you guys peddling German
Kultur here again, you kraut-lovin' up-suckers?
Tiger Panzer, Sauerbraten and general overanalysis of Springsteen's work? Ja?!!! Wait till
Onkel Nofi hears of this and he'll take your jack boots away!!!
Folksy German cuisine
has made a return to Germany in the last two decades, mainly in the form of "former peasant food, now prepared lovingly".
Sauerbraten was originally prepared with horse meat (still is in some parts of Germany), which was less than fresh AND less than tender, hence the marinade which after a week or so would get a strap of leather tender and does away with any smell the meat might have already had. I'm not much of a marinaded meat eater, but
Sauerbraten is my one exception, I love that stuff. Like Mark, I picked up my mom's recipe and developed that a little further (I add a little garlic for instance), it's one of the about 10 meals I do very well (other people say).
Judging from the pics and the length of preparation, you've done a perfect job, Mark!
And yes, us Deutsche (mostly) use
Pfanni as well. And
Halb und Halb (half raw, half cooked potato flour) is the most popular choice
though I prefer "rohe Klöße" which Edith finds "too spiky".