German Romertopf Beef Roast - Clay Pot Recipe • (2024)

Posted on March 8, 2024 by admin

Ingredients German Romertopf Beef Roast

1kg roast beef
salt, pepper to taste
3 tbsp clarified butter
5 layers of German Speck (Black Forest style bacon)
2 onions and 2 tomatoes
1 leek
1/2 celery root
2 carrots
4 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 lemon
200 ml broth, instant beef or vegetable
2 twigs thyme
200 ml red wine
– How to make Beef Broth –
OR – How to make Vegetable Broth –
200 g creme fraiche
2 tbsp corn starch (optional)

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Cooking Instructions

– Soak the Römertopf with the lid for 30 min in cold water – Important Step!
– Spice the roast beef evenly on all sides.
– Brown meat briefly in clarified butter all over.
– When browned remove from pan and set aside on a board.
– Fry the bacon slices in the same pan until transparent. When they bacon slices are done place them on top of the meat.
– Place meat into the Römertopf.

– Chop onions, quarter tomatoes, chop parsley and thyme.
– Cut celery root in cubes, slice leek and carrots.
– Place all ingredients evenly around the meat, spice with salt and pepper, add red wine and warm broth (don’t use cold liquids).
– Sprinkle lemon juice over the meat.– Place the Römertopf in the COLD oven – Important Step! and cook on 390 F or 200 C for 2-3 hours.

Two Ways to Make the Gravy

1. Squeeze the vegetables that were cooked in the Römertopf through a sieve by using a fork, pressing against the sieve. DO this over the pan where you will keep the gravy.

2. Puree everything with a stick mixer but the meat needs to be removed first, don’t puree the meat. After you have made the puree add red wine or broth, mix creme fraiche with starch and add to sauce, then bring to a brief boil. The starch is used to thicken the gravy.

Make a Marinade for the Meat

You can marinade the meat before cooking. The marinade will make the meat more tender.

Ingredients Marinade

4 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic
2 rosemary twigs

– Mix all ingredients in a bowl and rub the meat evenly with it.
– Place meat in a freezer bag, add the rest of the marinade liquid, close it tightly and let sit in the fridge for 2 days.
– After 2 days remove the meat from the bag and place it on a wooden board, pat dry with kitchen paper. – Spice with salt and pepper. The best is to mix salt and pepper and rub it into the meat.

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