Sauerbraten

Ingredients

• 4 pounds chuck roast
• 1 ½ tablespoons Kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon lard or a mild oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
• 1 leek, roughly sliced
• 1 large carrot, roughly chopped
• 1 small head, about 4 ounces, celeriac, roughly chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 4-6 whole cloves
• 12 juniper berries
• 6 allspice berries
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seed
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 18 dark gingersnaps (about 5 ounces), crushed