sauerbraten

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A German dish of roasted marinated horsemeat or (now more frequently) beef or pork.

   “My sauerbraten ($10.95) was a disaster, thin slices of beef drowned in a lake of gravy, and way too sauer, although the accompanying spaetzle were firm and buttery.”

   “The worst thing that would have happened if Germany had won is that I'd be speaking German now and eating sauerbraten instead of hamburger," he says. "”

   “But some meat dishes, like the sauerbraten, are drenched in sauces that tend to be a little too heavy and sweet.”