How to have flavorful meat cooked in a sauce

Question

I made sauerbraten in a slow cooker.  Everything but the meat tasted as it should.  The meat was flavorless and dry.

Nancy · Answer

Also, could you please give us a link to or author of recipe you followed so we could better reply to your question.

Lori T. · Answer

What cut did you use?  The best cuts, at least in my opinion, are a rump roast, or a bottom round roast.  Failing to get those, I have done it with a large chuck roast, and a thick brisket.  A chuck roast will pretty much fall apart, but the taste is wonderful.  Eye of round is often used- but it just doesn't do well with the long cooking time or marinade- and has next to no fat or connective tissue for flavor.  How long did your meat marinate for?  Generally, that should be at least 3-4 days minimum.  I usually aim for  6-7 days myself.     Flavor comes from the right cut, left in the marinade long enough to be penetrated by it.

Alex E. · Answer

Brown the meat*, I mean! :)

Alex E. · Answer

Hi there! Did you brown the meet before you cooked it in the slow cooker? And maybe try salting the meat a bit more first next time?

How to have flavorful meat cooked in a sauce

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