Pressure Cooker Melt In Your Mouth Chuck Roast Food

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH CHUCK ROAST

Steps:

• Mix first10 ingredients. Place onion, green pepper and celery in a 5-qt. slow cooker; place roast over top. Pour tomato mixture over roast. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 5-6 hours., Remove roast. Strain cooking juices, reserving vegetables. Transfer juices to a small saucepan; skim fat. Mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve roast and vegetables with gravy. Freeze option: Place sliced beef and vegetables in freezer containers; top with gravy. Cool and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered saucepan, stirring gently and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

PRESSURE-COOKER MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH CHUCK ROAST

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix first 10 ingredients. Place onion, green pepper and celery in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker; place roast over top. Pour tomato mixture over roast. Lock lid; adjust to pressure-cook on high for 35 minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure. , Remove roast and strain cooking juices, reserving vegetables; keep roast and vegetables warm. Skim fat from juices. Return juices to the pressure cooker. Select saute setting and adjust for low heat; bring juices to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened, 1-2 minutes. , Serve roast and vegetables with gravy.

SLOW COOKER "MELT IN YOUR MOUTH" POT ROAST

Steps:

• Combine seasoning mix ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Coat both sides of meat with olive oil. Sprinkle a third of the seasoning mix onto each side.
• Sear both sides of the meat in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Transfer roast to slow cooker.
• Place the vegetables in a large bowl. Drizzle on a little olive oil to coat vegetables. Sprinkle on the remaining seasoning mix. Add the vegetables to the same skillet that was used to sear the meat. Sauté for about five minutes - stirring occasionally.
• Transfer the vegetables to the top of the roast in the slow cooker. Pour in the beef broth. Cover with lid.
• Cook on low for 9 hours or on high for 6 hours.
• Using a turkey baster, retrieve most of the cooking juices from the slow cooker. Transfer juices to a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat on the stovetop. Whisk together the cornstarch with a little water. Blend into the pan juices while whisking. Bring back to a simmer until thickened. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• Transfer the roast and vegetables to a large platter. Ladle the gravy over. Serve immediately.

OLD-FASHIONED POT ROAST

Steps:

• If desired, make 3/4-inch-deep, evenly distributed incisions in roast and push one slice of garlic into each.
• In 6-quart pressure cooker, heat 3 tablespoons oil over high heat. Add meat and brown well on all sides lifting meat frequently with spatula to prevent sticking-about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add extra oil as needed. Season each browned side with salt and pepper, be conservative if you're using canned stock or bouillon. Remove meat to platter and set aside.
• In blackened oil remaining in cooker, sauté the chopped onion, carrot, celery, and parsnip for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, scrape any browned bits from bottom of cooker. Add beef stock, bay leaves, and dried thyme.
• Set rack or trivet in cooker and place meat on it, broad side down, so that as much surface as possible submerges.
• Lock lid into place, heat to high pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to just enough to maintain high pressure and cook 60 minutes. Let pressure drop naturally for 15 minutes (see " Releasing Pressure"). Remove lid, opening it away from you, to allow any remaining steam to escape.
• When pot roast is done, it should be easy to pierce with a fork. If it is not sufficiently tender, lock lid back in place and heat to high pressure for another 5 minutes, let pressure drop naturally.
• When roast is fork-tender, transfer to platter, set aside in warm place. Remove rack from cooker. Place potatoes, whole onions, and parsnip chunks in cooker. Lock lid into place and return to high pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to just enough to maintain high pressure and cook 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, slice meat. Reduce pressure in cooker using quick-release (see " Releasing Pressure"). Remove lid, opening it away from you, to allow any remaining steam to escape. With slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to platter around meat, set aside in warm place.
• Over high heat, gradually whisk flour-butter mixture into liquid in cooker. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens-3 to 4 minutes. Remove bay leaves and season to taste. Pour gravy over meat and vegetables on platter, sprinkle with fresh thyme, if desired, and serve immediately.