GERMAN-- SAUERFLEISCH---SOUR SPICED PORK

• fairly lean pork↗3 lbs
• onions↗2 lbs
• finely minced carrots1 1⁄2 tablespoons
• water↗2 quarts
• vinegar↗1⁄2 cup
• dried juniper berries20
• whole dried peppercorns↗30
• allspice berries5
• cloves↗10
• whole dried mustard seeds↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• whole dried coriander↗2 tablespoons
• large bay leaves↗3

  crushed

• drops Tabasco sauce or 3 small whole dried hot chili peppers↗6
• ground marjoram1⁄4 teaspoon

  (not powdered)

• caraway seed3⁄4 teaspoon
• teaspoon sugar↗1⁄4
• teaspoon cinnamon↗1⁄4
• teaspoons salt, add more if required before serving↗2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cut meat in chunks 1 1/2 to 2 inches square.

2. 2

   Cut onions in thin rings.

3. 3

   Add all ingredients to large soup pot with cover and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until meat is very tender.

4. 4

   Put generous helpings of mashed potatoes in soup bowls.

5. 5

   Place the Sauerfleish in the soup bowls then ladle onions and soup over the Sauerfleisch and mashed potatoes.

6. 6

   Serve with soup spoons.

7. 7

   NOTE: The spices in this dish are NOT to be removed before serving.

8. 8

   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.

9. 9

   TYPICAL MENU: Sauerfleisch—Sour spiced pork Kartoffelpuree—Mashed potatoes Bier--Beer or Rotwein—Red Wine Miller's German Cookbook.