Western Pot Roast Food

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Place roast in a large baking pan; arrange potatoes, onion, carrots, and celery around roast. Pour 3 cups water into baking pan. Season roast with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until roast is browned and cooked through, about 3 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the roast should read 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Transfer roast to an oven-safe platter. Remove vegetables using a slotted spoon and arrange around roast.
• Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place platter with roast and vegetables in the oven to keep warm.
• Pour the remaining juices from the baking pan into a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir 1/2 cup water and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; pour into boiling pan juices. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until gravy is thick, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Stir in browning sauce.

ULTIMATE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Pat roast dry with a paper towel; tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string. Sprinkle roast with pepper and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Remove from pan., Add onions, celery and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the same pan; cook and stir over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until onions are browned. Add garlic, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaves; cook and stir 1 minute longer., Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; stir in broth. Return roast to pan. Arrange potatoes, parsnips and carrots around roast; bring to a boil. Bake, covered, until meat is fork-tender, 2-2-1/2 hours., Remove roast and vegetables from pan; keep warm. Discard bay leaves; skim fat from cooking juices. On stovetop, bring juices to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half (about 1-1/2 cups), 10-12 minutes. Stir in vinegar and parsley; season with salt and pepper to taste., Remove string from roast. Serve with vegetables and sauce.

MY FAVORITE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook beef in Dutch oven until browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Mix brown sugar, salt, mustard, and black pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly over the roast. Arrange potatoes, carrots, and onion in the Dutch oven around the roast. Pour vinegar and water over the vegetables.
• Place a cover on the Dutch oven and put in preheated oven. Cook until the roast is hot in the center, and just turning from pink to grey, about 4 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).

WESTERN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Using a large heavy pot, brown the roast on all sides in hot oil.
• Add the onion and cook until golden.
• Combine the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and salt and then pour over the meat.
• Simmer, covered, for about three hours, until the meat is tender.

WHISKEY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously sprinkle the chuck roast with salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the roast in the pot for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown. Remove to a plate.
• Add the carrots and onions to the pot and cook until brown, 1 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for another minute. Turn off the heat and add the whiskey, deglazing and scraping the bottom of the pot. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway. Add the rosemary and thyme.
• Cover the pot with the lid, transfer to the oven and roast until the meat is fall-apart tender, about 4 hours. Break the beef apart with tongs or whatever cutlery you have on hand and serve with some of the carrots from the pot, the whiskey sauce and a side of mashed potatoes.

SOUTHWESTERN CROCK POT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Mix chili powder, onion flakes, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and garlic together in a small bowl.
• Rub seasonings on roast on all sides.
• Places roast in crock pot.
• Sprinkle remaining seasoning on top of roast.
• Place uncooked beans around the roast.
• Pour chiles, tomatoes, soup and water over roast.
• (Do not add any more water; beans will cook in roast's own juices.)
• Cook on low for 8 to 9 hours until roast shreds easily.
• Finish shredding roast and stir to blend roast and beans.
• Serve in a bowl along with cornbread or in warm tortillas garnished with grated cheddar cheese, sour cream, guacamole and sliced jalapeños.

HERB POT ROAST AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Place roast with all the vegetables in an ungreased 9x13-inch or larger baking pan.
• Sprinkle all the spices over the meat. This may seem really thick but its wonderful.
• Pour the water over the vegetables.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Serve with the pan juices.

ORIENTAL POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil on all sides, then drain.
• Add onion.
• Drain pineapple, reserving the juice, and set pineapple aside.
• In a small bowl, combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, garlic and ginger, and pour over roast.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours.
• Add celery and carrots, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add the peas, mushrooms and reserved pineapple.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes more or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Remove meat, vegetables and pineapple from pan and keep warm.
• Combine cornstarch and cold water and add to drippings in pan.
• Bring to a boil, cook and stir until thickened.
• Serve gravy with meat, vegetables and pineapple.

SPICED POT ROAST

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and pepper; rub over entire roast. In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil on all sides. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over roast. , Cover and bake at 325° for 3 hours or until meat is tender. Thicken gravy if desired.

BAJA POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season chuck roast with salt and pepper on all sides. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add roast and cook until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to the slow cooker; set on Low.
• Arrange potatoes, carrots, pico de gallo, green chiles, and jalapeno peppers around the roast. Sprinkle in taco seasoning, garlic pepper, hot sauce, and chili powder. Cover and cook until roast is fall-apart tender, about 5 hours.