I got a new Dutch Oven: need first recipe ideas?!
I want a good first time recipe - something between a pot roast and the more expensive/exotic "Beef with Borallo". Something I can toss in about 2 pm on tomorrow's rainy Sunday that will have my family's mouths watering from the aroma.
Give me ideas please with links to recipes. Beef or chicken based are prefered.
Answers: I finally got an enameled dutch oven so I can do braises/stuff in the oven low and slow.
I want a good first time recipe - something between a pot roast and the more expensive/exotic "Beef with Borallo". Something I can toss in about 2 pm on tomorrow's rainy Sunday that will have my family's mouths watering from the aroma.
Give me ideas please with links to recipes. Beef or chicken based are prefered.
..well Barolo is a little more expensive but you can use a little cheaper wine...I use a nice Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages...its around 9-12 dollars a bottle.....what i do is first take a chuck roast...season it with salt and pepper(and whatever other seasonings you may like) Sear it in a couple tablespoons olive oil.....remove meat...add 2 carrots..2 celery stalks and one onion....cook till tender..add meat back into pot...add your wine....i usually do two cups wine and two cups beef broth...but on TV they use the whole bottle of wine..Its to your taste...bring to a boil...then put lid on and place into a 350 degree oven for 2-3 hours till falling apart.....wonderful.....PS...i usually put a little thyme and garlic powder to season your wine and broth mix...again this is just a base recipe that you add and take away as fits your taste! and the carrots, celery and onions should be chopped up!!!
But i make everything in mine...chili....spaghetti sauce...fried chicken....Love my Le Creuset!
i guess we don't think of a dutch oven in the same way
I have never seen or used an enameled dutch oven let alone in an oven
I have used them in a fire (campfire or fireplace) or in coals.
most any old recipes would work in a dutch oven well after all most probably originated with them
I think a braised dish like lamb shanks or beef stew or pot roast is excellent. What about a bouef bouguignon?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/v...
Baked beans or pot pies? best to start out with..
Peppered Steak
2lbs. round steak
1 (14.5oz.) can diced tomatoes
1 large onion
1 large green bell pepper
Veg. oil
salt and pepper
Trim fat off steak and cut into serving size pieces. sprinkle flour over steak and pound it into steak with meat tenderizer or you can use a small plate turned on it's edge. Salt and pepper to taste. Put a little oil in dutch oven and brown meat on both sides, remove. Add a little more oil to pan then saute onions until soft and transparent. remove onions and return steak to pan. Pour tomatoes over steak then top with onions and peppers. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer on low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. I serve this with boiled potatoes and a crusty bread.