Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
Sauerbraten was the meal I always requested for my birthday dinner. I was kind of a strange child, I guess.Steve, both my paternal grandmother and grandfather died before I was born, as well as my maternal grandfather. My maternal grandmother was born in 1893 and passed in 1977. She was German and the dish I remember most and asked for quite often was her sauerbraten and potato dumplings (kartoffelkloesse).
My grandmother wasn't real big on potatoes for some reason. Maybe she had too many of them growing up. I don't know. She usually served spätzle with her sauerbraten, although sometimes we just had mashed rutabagas or turnips. Probably not traditional, but tasty with the sauerbraten gravy spooned over the top.