Pot Roast With Orange And Dates Food

POT ROAST WITH ORANGE AND DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Sprinkle roasts on each side with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon sugar. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy wide ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Add roasts. Cook until brown, about 8 minutes per side; transfer to plate. Add 1 tablespoon oil and onions to pot. Sauté until dark brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Mix in vinegar and allspice; boil until reduced to glaze, scraping up browned bits. Add broth, orange juice, and tomato sauce; bring to boil. Return roasts and accumulated juices to pot. Scatter dates around roasts; sprinkle with parsley.
• Cover pot; place in oven. Braise roasts 1 hour. Turn roasts over, cover, and braise until tender, about 1 hour. Tilt pot; spoon off fat from top of sauce. Cool uncovered 1 hour. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Chill uncovered until cold; cover and keep chilled.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Transfer roasts to board, scraping sauce into pot. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; overlap slices in baking dish. Spoon sauce over. Cover; rewarm about 25 minutes.

ORANGE MADEIRA POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine orange juice concentrate, orange juice, orange peel, onions, salt, pepper, cloves, coriander and cumin.
• Pour mixture over chuck roast and allow to marinate overnight (at least 6 hours) in the refrigerator.
• Remove meat from marinade; reserve liquid.
• Heat oil and butter in a large skillet on high; brown meat on all sides.
• Transfer meat to the slow cooker/Crock Pot and pour reserved marinade on top.
• Cover and cook on low for 9 to 11 hours, or until meat is tender.
• Remove to a warm platter and prepare sauce.
• Turn slow cooker/Crock Pot to high.
• Combine cornstarch and water; stir into the sauce mix.
• Add Madeira and orange slices and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Pour sauce over meat.
• Serves 6 to 8.