GERMAN-- SAUERFLEISCH---SOUR SPICED PORK

Name: GERMAN-- SAUERFLEISCH---SOUR SPICED PORK
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 lbs fairly lean pork; 2 lbs onions; 1 1/2 tablespoons finely minced carrots; 2 quarts water; 1/2 cup vinegar; 20 dried juniper berries; 30 whole dried peppercorns; 5 allspice berries; 10 cloves; 1 1/2 teaspoons whole dried mustard seeds; 2 tablespoons whole dried coriander; 3 large bay leaves, crushed; 6 drops Tabasco sauce or 3 small whole dried hot chili peppers; 1/4 teaspoon ground marjoram (not powdered); 3/4 teaspoon caraway seed; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 teaspoons salt, add more if required before serving

Submitted by Olha7397

"Sauerfleisch is a highly spiced dish peculiar to the Allgau. You will either love it or hate it, no one ever feels neutral."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 6

ingredients

3 lbs fairly lean pork
2 lbs onions
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons finely minced carrots
2 quarts water
¹⁄₂ cup vinegar
20 dried juniper berries
30 whole dried peppercorns
5 allspice berries
10 cloves
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons whole dried mustard seeds
2 tablespoons whole dried coriander
3 large bay leaves, crushed
6 drops Tabasco sauce or 3 small whole dried hot chili peppers
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground marjoram (not powdered)
³⁄₄ teaspoon caraway seed
¹⁄₄ teaspoon sugar
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons salt, add more if required before serving

directions

Cut meat in chunks 1 1/2 to 2 inches square.
Cut onions in thin rings.
Add all ingredients to large soup pot with cover and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until meat is very tender.
Put generous helpings of mashed potatoes in soup bowls.
Place the Sauerfleish in the soup bowls then ladle onions and soup over the Sauerfleisch and mashed potatoes.
Serve with soup spoons.
NOTE: The spices in this dish are NOT to be removed before serving.
It is the kaleidoscope of taste that varies from bite to bite as you bite into a coriander seed, a juniper berry or a caraway seed that makes this dish extraordinary.
TYPICAL MENU: Sauerfleisch—Sour spiced pork Kartoffelpuree—Mashed potatoes Bier--Beer or Rotwein—Red Wine Miller's German Cookbook.

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at first i was a little put off by how many spices there were in this,i thought it would be overwhelming. it ended up wonderful. all the different flavors blended really well. the only things i didn't have were juniper berries and marjoram. with or without i think it still would turn out nice. i wanted the pork to be very tender so i slow cooked it for about 4 hours. i think this helped to mellow out the seasoning quite a bit. when it was done i felt like the sauce was a little too watery so i mixed in a tablespoon of sour-cream. i garnished it with crispy bacon in the end and it added little bites of smoky salty bits. i think this would have also been very good with egg noodles. i added my own spin to it but i think my changes or the original recipe is wonderful. it was very easy to make and i would make this again!

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