Svickovd- Marinated Beef

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 large onion
• 3 stalks celery
• 1 carrot
• 1 cup cooked tomato
• 1 tablespoon pickling spices
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 6 lbs beef loin roast or 6 lbs rump roast
• 6 slices bacon
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 pint sour cream

Recipe

• 1 for brine, boil together all but the last four ingredients.
• 2 let cool.
• 3 cut fat from the beef and remove bones.
• 4 cut bacon slices into 1/2 inch strips.
• 5 cut slits in beef and stuff bacon into the slits.
• 6 place the beef in a deep dish and pour cool brine (reserve vegetables) over to cover.
• 7 marinate in refrigerator two days to one week.
• 8 the longer the more tender and better flavored.
• 9 remove meat from brine.
• 10 place in a roaster and arrange vegetables around the beef.
• 11 add brine until beef is half covered.
• 12 bake at 350 degrees, covered, until tender.
• 13 pour remainder of brine into a pan and boil for awhile.
• 14 remove the beef from roaster when tender and slightly browned.
• 15 add the boiled brine to brine in the roaster.
• 16 beat the flour into the sour cream and mix into brine.
• 17 place beef in this mixture and return to oven, baking uncovered until the top of the gravy appears crusty.
• 18 slice beef into thin slices, pour gravy over meat and serve.
• 19 two or 3 tablespoon worcestershire sauce may be added to gravy if desired.
• 20 this dish can be prepared a day in advance and reheated.