Old Fashioned Sunday Supper Crock Pot Food

OLD-FASHIONED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• To flour mix in salt and pepper.
• Dredge beef cubes in flour mixture.
• In large pan add oil and brown beef.
• Remove beef to pressure cooker (or crock pot).
• Add additional oil if required and saute onions for 1 minute.
• Stir in tomato paste and broth to deglaze pan.
• Add the wine (if using) and cook another 30 seconds.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves and pour over beef.
• Pressure Cooker:.
• Lock the lid in place. Over high heat, bring to high pressure.
• Reduce heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 30 minutes.
• Allow the pressure to come down naturally (about 15 minutes).
• Remove the lid and test beef, if not sufficiently tender, return to high pressure for an additional 5 minutes. Again, let the pressure come down naturally.
• Stir in garlic, thyme, potatoes, celery and place carrots on the top.
• Lock the lid in place. Over high heat, bring to high pressure. Reduce the heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 5 minutes.
• Quick-release the pressure.
• If vegetables are not sufficiently tender, set the lid in place and allow them to steam in the residual heat, another minute or two.
• If you would like a thicker gravy, mash a few pieces of potato against the side of the cooker and stir into the stew.
• Crock pot:.
• Place beef, liquids and remaining ingredients in the crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low 12 hours or on high 5 to 6 hours or until tender.
• Serve with fresh biscuits!

BONNIE'S SUNDAY DINNER POT ROAST- HER WAY

Steps:

• 1. Trim the fat from the chuck roast, and pat it dry. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Heat the oil in a dutch oven over medium high heat and add the roast. (I use cast iron) Get a good sear on both sides of the meat.
• 2. While the meat is searing, combine the following ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl: 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 2 cans of sliced and drained mushrooms. 1 mushroom can of Marsala wine, 1 heaping teaspoon chopped garlic and black cracked pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
• 3. Cooks Tip: I used a liner for easy clean up. It is great for storing the leftovers. You just lift it out and place it in a container. Refrigerate. The next day, you put it back in the slow cooker to reheat it.
• 4. Place the seared meat in the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the potatoes. Pour the bowl mixture over the top of the roast. Put on the lid and don't look at it again until dinner time. Cook 2 hours on high, and then 4 to 6 hours on low until it is as tender as you like it. The gravy will turn a lovely golden brown, and there is no need to thicken it.
• 5. Here is a couple of shots of how it looks! Enjoy!
• 6. Leftovers are great the next day!

MOM'S CROCK POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Spray crock pot insert.
• Layer the first five ingredients in order listed.
• Combine salt and tapioca and sprinkle over top.
• Pour tomato juice over the top.
• Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY SUPPER (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place contents of both of the dry soup mix envelopes in a small baking dish.
• Place the roast in the dish and rub or pat the dry soup mix all over it.
• Place half each of potatoes, carrots, celery, and garlic in crock pot.
• Season with half each of the garlic pepper and thyme.
• Tuck the bay leaf into the vegetables.
• Mix together 1 cup of the wine and the broth.
• Pour into the crock pot.
• Add the roast and scrape any dry soup mix left in the baking dish on top.
• Cover the meat with the remaining vegetables, garlic, garlic pepper and thyme.
• Cover and cook on low 9-10 hours or until the meat is tender.
• Remove the meat to a warm serving platter.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Scoop out the vegetables with a slotted spoon and scatter them over and around the roast.
• Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Pour the juices into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil on top of the stove over medium-high heat.
• Whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup wine and flour until well blended.
• Stir into the juices in a the saucepan and cook stirring constantly, until the gravy is thickened and the flour has lost its raw taste, 3-5 minutes.
• Pour the gravy over the meat and vegetables and serve.