Wash and trim excess fat off the beef roast.

1 small onion, peeled and coarsely chopped.If you are feeling extra adventurous, you could make homemade spaetzle or potato dumplings to go along with the Slow Cooker Sauerbraten + Gingersnap Gravy.

The sweet and sour gingersnap gravy, made with leftover marinade and crushed gingersnap cookies, is generously drizzled over the finished sauerbraten and served with red cabbage and mashed potatoes. The marinade makes the beef extra tender, so it pulls apart easily with a fork. The beef is marinated in a sweetened red wine vinegar marinade for three days, then roasted in the crockpot. Sauerbraten is one of the most popular dishes in Germany, and popular in the United States during Oktoberfest, but makes a great meal any time of year. Slow Cooker Sauerbraten + Gingersnap Gravy This slow cooker Sauerbraten + Gingersnap Gravy will become one of your favorite slow cooker recipes, a great meal for Oktoberfest or any time! Roasting the beef in the crockpot, then making the gingersnap gravy on the stovetop is the key to the perfect slow cooker sauerbraten. Last year, I finally perfected the recipe. IвЂ™ve tried over and over to make sauerbraten in the slow cooker but did not marinade it enough in advance or I attempted to make the gingersnap gravy in the slow cooker along with the beef, and the whole thing came out like glue.

Something to note: This recipe is about eight years in the making. When I went to Germany last year, I had sauerbraten in a pub and it tasted exactly like the sauerbraten I had growing up! This Slow Cooker Sauerbraten + Gingersnap Gravy is a unique twist on the traditional German recipe вЂ“tangy and tender, and surprisingly easy to make in the slow cookerвЂ¦the ultimate comfort food! My German grandmother did not cook much, but she did introduce me to her German cuisine, including one of my favorite dishes, sauerbraten, a German-style pot roast. Growing up, I had one set of German grandparents and one set of Polish grandparents.

Sauerbraten with gingersnaps