Pot Roast

[The Ironic Chef]

My wife picked up a 4lb chuck roast this week on sale for 2.50 a pound. That's the sale price. Some bargain for chuck...

It will make a great Sunday dinner. I have it in the pressure cooker now. I also have dough rising for some nice dinner rolls. Mashed potatoes and corn on the cob on the side.

The gravy with the pot roast has loads of sliced onions, horseradish and peppercorns. Should go well over the mashed potatoes and rolls.

 

[ricksrealpitbbq]

That sounds great IC.

 

[Dilbert]

I picked up a 2 lb'er Friday - but did a stew.

cut out the gristle, connective junk, etc and cubed it 3/4-1"
heavy brown in a dutch oven, remove meat, sweat/saute to soften a bit & absorb the fat/flavor from the meat:
2 turnips peeled & diced
2 parsnips peeled & diced
4 leeks (smallish) - 1/4 inch round slices
handful of cremini - sliced
3 stalk celery chopped
handful diced green pepper
salt/pepper, bay leaves(3)
splash of Worcheshire sauce

then add back meat &
water to half depth.

gentle simmer covered for 3 hrs -
about 2 hour in I added some more water as the level when down - evaporation or absorption..
everything got nice & soft

it was my intent to put in some potato - but the pot was too full.
I was preparing to hear ungood comments but in fact it got rave reviews and even after I pointed out the 'no tater' problem I was directed to write it down for repeats..... the leeks were a big seller.....

 

[jpshaw]

Just get you a bigger dutch oven Dilbert. I should talk mine is very small too.

 

[SilverSage]

Filet mignon, baked potatoes, roasted beets.

 

[jpshaw]

Filet mignon, baked potatoes, roasted beets.

This is where the envy kicks in. My leftover tortilla soup doesn't seem so good now.

 

[SilverSage]

I'm trying to clean out the freezer. In March, I bought a whole beef tenderloin at Costco. I peeled and portioned it and packaged it with the Food Saver.

Two weeks ago, they had the tenderloins on sale and I bought another one. I prepared this one the same way, and as I was putting it in the freezer, I found the other one neatly piled in packages underneath lots of other stuff.

I figure that after 8 months, I had better start using it up before it gets freezer burn.

We're eating a lot of filet right now!