Fork Tender Pot Roast Food

TENDER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Season roast with salt and pepper on all sides.
• In a large dutch oven heat oil, over a medium high heat, do not allow to smoke.
• Brown meat on all sides in dutch oven, this should take about 10 minutes.
• If at any time the oil starts to smoke remove from heat, lower the temperature and continue cooking.
• Once browned remove meat from pot and place on a deep plate (to catch the juices).
• Add vegetables to dutch oven, stirring often, cook until lightly browned and tender.
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add stock, bring to a boil and stir/scrape until all the brown bits are removed from the bottom of the pan.
• Add red wine and sugar. Allow to boil until alcohol smell is gone, put thyme, meat and accumulated juices back in pan.
• Add water until liquid comes halfway up sides of the meat.
• Bring to a simmer, cover with a large piece of foil and the pan lid (to assure seal).
• Place in oven, be sure to turn the meat over every 30 minutes or so.
• Cook until fork tender, 2 1/2- 3 1/2 hours (meat needs to remain above 200 degrees F. for 30 minutes).
• Remove meat from pan onto serving plate, cover with foil.
• Place dutch oven back on stove; boil till liquid is reduced to 1 1/2 cups or so (about 15 mins).
• Thicken if desired.

POT ROAST

Steps:

• For the pot roast: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sprinkle the beef chuck liberally with 1 tablespoon salt and 2 teaspoons pepper. Heat a large saute pan over high heat until it smokes. Add the grapeseed oil and allow the oil to heat for a few seconds. Carefully place the chuck in the pan and sear each side until browned (do not move the meat too much; it will release from the pan when it is ready to be moved). Transfer the meat to a roasting pan or ovenproof casserole dish.
• In the saute pan, add the onions, carrots and celery and cook until the onions and carrots get some color, 8 to 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the red wine and allow the wine to simmer until the alcohol has cooked off, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in the tomato paste and then the beef broth and allow the cooking liquid to simmer for a few minutes to marry the flavors. Season with salt and pepper and then pour the cooking liquid over the roast in the roasting pan.
• Cover the roast with a layer of plastic wrap and then a layer of aluminum foil. Cook until tender, 3 to 4 hours. Remove the roast from the oven and allow it to rest in the cooking liquid for 30 to 40 minutes.
• For the pan jus: After the meat has rested, strain the cooking liquid and pour it back into a pan. Bring to a simmer and simmer until reduced to 4 cups.
• Whisk together the cornstarch and 6 tablespoons water. Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the simmering cooking liquid and then cook the jus until it thickens to cover the back of a spoon. Season with pepper.
• For the whipped potatoes: In a pot, cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil. Cook until the potatoes are fork-tender. Drain the potatoes; set the strainer over the sink and allow the potatoes to steam for 5 minutes.
• Pour the potatoes back into the pot, add the melted butter and sour cream and whip with a hand blender until smooth. Season with salt and white pepper.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil; prepare an ice-water bath. Blanch the broccoli in the boiling water and then transfer to the water bath to stop the cooking process. Repeat with the carrots. Drain and set aside.
• To plate: In a large saute pan, heat the grapeseed oil until it begins to smoke. Add the broccoli and carrots and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the whipped potatoes among 6 plates. Slice the pot roast and place the slices on top of the potatoes. Ladle the pan jus over the pot roast. and then place the broccoli and carrots around the plate.

FORK TENDER POT ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Place roast on large sheet of aluminum foil in a baking pan. *If roast is very thick, I usually cut it in half length-wise, and lay the pieces side by side.
• 2. Spread canned soup over the meat to cover, then sprinkle the dry soup mix over the soup. Be sure to shake up the dry soup mix in its' package first to distribute the seasonings evenly - Or - you could just stir the canned soup and dry soup mix together well, then spread over meat. Works fine either way. Fold foil tightly to completely enclose the meat.
• 3. Bake at 300 degrees for 4 hours. Start checking for doneness after 3 hours. You can also raise the temperature to 350 or so, and cook for less time. For me the longer, lower cooking time seems to work best.
• 4. Carefully unwrap the foil, and enjoy the tender meat and tasty gravy!