Petite Pot Roast For Two Recipes

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.

Steps:

• 1. Heat Olive Oil in skillet on a medium heat.
• 2. Add salt and pepper and seasoning salt to just enough flour to coat steak; sear steak on bother sides, browing lightly.
• 3. Mix same amount of water as soup together with the soup, worcestershire sauce and seasoning of your choice; pour over steak. Add chopped vegetables; cover, bring to a slow boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 to 35 minutes or until steak is tender.

Steps:

• Place steaks in an ungreased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with carrots, potatoes, celery and onion. Combine the tomatoes, broth, garlic, soup mix and seasonings; pour over vegetables. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat a Dutch oven with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chuck roast generously with salt, add it to the Dutch oven and brown it on all sides. Remove from the pan and reserve. Drain the excess oil, lower the heat to medium, add a few drops of new oil and add the celery, onions and crushed red pepper to the pan. Season the vegetables with salt and cook until they are soft and very aromatic, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Toss in the vinegar, stir to combine and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Toss in the bay leaves, orange strips, star anise and thyme bundle. Return the meat to the pan, and add 4 cups water. Add the orange zest. Cover the Dutch oven and put it in the oven for 1 hour. Remove the pan from the oven, turn the meat over and check the liquid level. If the liquid level has gone down, add about 1/2 cup water. Return the pan to the oven and cook for another hour.
• Remove the pan from the oven. Remove the meat from the pan and add the squash, Jerusalem artichokes and figs. Taste, then add the chicken stock and adjust seasoning, if needed. Return the meat to the pan, cover and cook for another 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid to the pan and roast until the squash and Jerusalem artichokes are tender and the liquid is reduced, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven. Remove the meat from the pan and skim off any excess fat from the surface of the cooking liquid, if need be. Slice the meat in 1/2-inch slices and serve with the veggies and pan juices.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce and mustard; rub over roast. , In a shallow bowl, combine fennel and caraway seeds; coat roast with roast. Cover; refrigerate for at least 2 hours., Place roast fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. , For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the mustard, cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir in corn syrup and vinegar. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.

Steps:

• 1.Combine flour, salt and pepper in bowl. Pat beef dry with paper towels and coat all over with flour mixture. 2.Heat oil over medium-high heat in large skillet. Cook beef, turning with two wooden spoons, for 7 to 10 minutes or until browned all over. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware. 3.Add potatoes, carrots, parsnip, onion, garlic, bay leaf, tomato paste, soy sauce and thyme to stoneware. 4.Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours, until beef is fork-tender. Transfer beef to a warmed platter, cover with foil and let stand for 15 minutes. 5.Meanwhile, stir peas into vegetable mixture in stoneware. Cover and cook on High for 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through. Discard bay leaf.