I'm looking for some good old fashioned recipes...?!
I'm looking for some good old fashioned recipes...?
Desserts. Casseroles. Whatever your mom or grandma makes best.
Please give me some yummy recipes to make for my big hungry family!
Answers:
mmmmm....Pot Roast is a classic with my family!
Here's my recipe...
3 1/2lb Boneless Chuck Roast
1 Tbsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1/2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
1/4 Cup Canola or Vegetable Oil
1/2 Cup Red Wine (I use whatever red wine I have on hand)
2-4 Cloves Garlic, depending on taste, sliced
1 tsp Dried Oregano
1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
1-2 pinches Red Pepper Flakes
1 Bay Leaf
4-5 Large Idaho Potatoes, halved
2 Cups Baby Carrots (or regular carrots, cut into large chunks)
2 Medium Onions, quartered
Let roast sit out at least 1/2 hour before cooking to take the chill off. Season both sides with salt & pepper, pressing seasoning in to beef.
Heat a heavy skillet - preferably cast iron - on top of stove, on medium-high heat. Add oil and let it heat about 2-3 minutes.
Add roast to pan, searing it on both sides, about 10 minutes per side. You want a nice dark, carmelized crust to form on both sides.
Turn burner to low and transfer roast to a large slow cooker (or to a pot if you'll be cooking it in the oven).
Deglaze the pan by adding the red wine, scraping up crusty bits from bottom of pan as you go. Be careful when adding wine to pan, as the pan is still probably very hot!
Pour red wine over roast.
Fill slow cooker (pot) to half full with water.
Add garlic, oregano, thyme, red pepper flakes & bay leaf.
Cover slow cooker and simmer on low about 6 hours.
Add potatoes, carrots & onions to pot and continue to simmer another 2 hours or until veggies are cooked, but not mushy.
This is a pretty basic recipe - and of course you can modify it to suit your tastes! But searing the roast to a nice, dark brown, plus the red wine & long simmer time, really brings out a great flavor in the beef.
Of course, you can also do this in the oven at 325 F for about 2 1/2-3 hours or in a big pot, at a low simmer, on the stove for about 3 hours. Either way, I would add the veggies about 1 1/2 hours into it.
