Crockpot Sauerbraten

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs roast
• 3 bay leaves
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 14 oz. ketchup
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp. pickling spice
• 30 ginger snaps
  

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in crockpot.
2. Add just enough water to cover the meat.
3. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
4. Remove meat and slice. Strain the gravy. Combine gravy and meat to serve.

I found this recipe online, and it became an immediate favorite. It isn't as good as the saurbrauten I remember gramma (Marion) making when I was a child, but it doesn't take as long, either!