german style pot roast

How To Make german style pot roast

• Step 1
  Use this recipe for either regular meat, buffalo or venison.
• Step 2
  Mash garlic and saute in butter.
• Step 3
  Add salt & pepper to the flour. Dredge meat in flour.
• Step 4
  Brown well on all sides in butter.
• Step 5
  Lay meat on bed of sliced onion in large dutch oven.
• Step 6
  Add the butter, spices, onion soup mix and seasonings.
• Step 7
  Pour rum or wine over meat.
• Step 8
  A good pot roast will supply most of its own juices, but pour the water over to make an ample supply of gravy.
• Step 9
  Cover tightly and simmer 4+ hours (until the meat is tender), either in oven or on the stove top.
• Step 10
  If carrots are wanted, add during last 1/2 hour of cooking.
• Step 11
  Add dumplings last 12 minutes.
• Step 12
  In a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, thyme and salt.
• Step 13
  In a measuring cup combine milk and egg. Mix well and add to flour mixture. Stir with a fork to make a lumpy dough (do not overmix - lumps are fine).
• Step 14
  Drop dumpling mixture, by the heaping spoon full, over meat. Should make about 12 dumplings.
• Step 15
  Cover and simmer for 12 minutes or until tester inserted in center of dumpling comes out clean.
• Step 16
  When roast is done, remove to a hot round platter and surround with dumplings and carrots.
• Step 17
  Stir gravy until smooth.
• Step 18
  Pour over roast.
• Step 19
  If fresh dill is available, cut it over dish with lavish hand.
• Step 20
  *If the gravy is too thin, make a roux with the leftover flour. Stir it into boiling gravy.
• Step 21
  **You can also make this in a crock pot. Extend cooking time to 8 hrs. and cook the dumplings for about 25 minutes.
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