Savory Pot Roast With Pan Gravy Oven Or Crock Pot Food

CROCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• Pat roast completely dry. Combine seasoning ingredients and massage it onto all sides of the roast, followed by the flour.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is shiny and heated, add the roast and sear on each side for 2-3 minutes, until a brown crust has developed. Decrease heat slightly if needed during cooking. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whisk together the gravy ingredients and add some of it to the skillet that you used to sear the roast. Use a silicone spatula to "clean" the bottom and sides of the skillet, this will give the gravy more flavor. Transfer it to the slow cooker along with the remaining gravy, followed by the pot roast and any juices from the plate.
• Cut the potatoes in half or thirds of equal size. (If 1-2 inch potatoes, you can leave them whole.)
• Peel the carrots and slice them into halves or thirds. Very thick carrots can also be sliced in half lengthwise.
• Arrange the potatoes around the roast and top with carrots. Place the lid securely on top and resist the temptation to open it during cooking as you'll lose a lot of heat.
• Cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 8-10 hours.
• Carefully remove the carrots, potatoes, and the roast and set on a serving platter. Tent with foil.

SAVORY POT ROAST WITH PAN GRAVY (OVEN OR CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Dust beef with combination of seasonings and flour.
• Heat oil in heavy oven-proof pan; brown meat, then remove.
• Brown onions and garlic lightly in pan. Replace meat; add remaining ingredients.
• Cover, bake in 350°F oven until meat is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• (Note: May use a crock pot instead of the oven. Cook on low 10-12 hours, -or- on high 5-6 hours).
• Discard bouquet. Serve with pan gravy.
• Makes 10 servings (who are they kidding?).

SAVORY POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil. Remove and set aside. , In the drippings, saute onions and garlic until onions are tender. Return roast to Dutch oven. Stir in the tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, horseradish, browning sauce, salt if desired and pepper., Cover and simmer for 2-3 hours or until meat is tender. Remove roast to a serving platter and keep warm. Drain, reserving 2 cups pan juices. Combine flour and remaining water until smooth; stir into pan juices. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Slice roast and serve with gravy.

SAVORY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from beef. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook beef in oil about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides.
• Place potatoes, carrots and onion in 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Place beef on vegetables. Mix horseradish, salt and pepper; spread evenly over beef. Pour water over beef and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beef and vegetables are tender.

SHEILA'S SAVORY POT ROAST AND VEGETABLES WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Rub the roast with 3 T. flour.
• Heat oil in 5- to 6-quart ovenproof Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat until rippling but not smoking. Add the meat and brown on all sides.
• Add broth, onion with cloves, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer, or place in a preheated 300 degree oven. Cook 2 hours or until almost fork-tender.
• Scatter vegetables around meat. Cover and cook 1-1/2 hours longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove meat from pot.
• Strain juices from vegetables into a 1-quart saucepan.
• (Can be prepared ahead to this point. Return meat and vegetables to pot. Cover pot and saucepan and refrigerate up to 48 hours.).
• About 1 hour before serving, heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk remaining 1/4 cup flour with the water until smooth.
• Skim and discard fat from reserved vegetable liquid in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then whisk in flour mixture. Boil 2 to 3 minutes, whisking often until gravy has thickened.
• Pour over meat and vegetables. Cover and cook or bake for 45 to 50 minutes until hot (meat thermometer inserted in thickest part should read 130 degrees).
• Remove meat to serving platter. Remove vegetables with slotted spoon and arrange around meat. Pour gravy into gravy boat and serve alongside meat and vegetables.
• Note: To peel onions, place in saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil, drain, chill in cold water, then slip off skins.

SAVORY POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil.
• Remove and set aside. In the drippings, sauté onions and garlic until onions are tender.
• Return roast to Dutch oven.
• Stir in tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, horseradish, browning sauce, salt if desired and pepper.
• Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 hours or until tender.
• Remove roast to a serving platter and keep warm.
• Drain off all but 2 cups of pan juices.
• Combine flour and remaining water; stir into pan juices.
• Cook for 5 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
• Slice roast and serve with gravy.