Andys Pot Roast With Apricot Nectar Recipes

APRICOT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, brown beef in oil on all sides. Add the carrots, sweet potato, celery, onion and rosemary. Pour apricot nectar and 1 cup water over beef; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until tender. , Remove meat and vegetables; keep warm. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; gradually stir into pan juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with meat and vegetables.

MOM'S APRICOT NECTAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
• Mix lemon cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir apricot nectar into the batter and mix well.
• Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cake is lightly browned at the edges and the top springs back when lightly pressed, about 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean or with moist crumbs. Check for doneness after 20 minutes.
• Cool cake completely.
• Mix confectioners' sugar with lemon juice, mixing juice in about 1 tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is fluid and easy to spread. Frosting should run slightly but not be a thin runny glaze.
• Spread frosting on cooled cake and sprinkle with lemon zest to serve.

APRICOT NECTAR POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, 1/2 cup of sugar, oil, 3/4 cup of apricot nectar and brandy using an electric mixer on low speed. Mix for 3 minutes on high speed. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan, then invert onto a serving plate.
• To make the icing, combine 3 tablespoons of apricot nectar, 3 tablespoons of sugar and butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved. Let cool one minute, then pour over the cake.

ANDY'S POT ROAST (WITH APRICOT NECTAR)

Steps:

• Brown roast on both sides in oil in large skillet set over medium high heat. Add apricot nector to almost cover meat. Stir vinegar into nectar. Add potato and carrot chunks. Cover with onion slices and add seasoning.
• Cover pan and simmer over very low heat 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Check occasionally and adjust heat or add more liquid as needed. Cook until meat is tender enough to fall off bone and vegetables are saturated with juices.
• I usually make this in the oven cooked at 325 degrees covered tightly for about 3 hours or until meat is tender. I'll brown the meat first and then put in a roasting pan and add all other ingredients. It would probably be great for a crockpot although I haven't tried it yet. This recipe is good with any chuck roast.

ORANGE APRICOT NECTAR CAKE

Steps:

• Beat all ingredients together for cake. Bake fro 40 minutes in bundt pan at 350. The shaped bundt pans look great with this cake and it holds it shape very well.
• While cake is finishing baking heat all ingredients for sauce until smooth. The immediately pour over HOT cake. Let sit until completely cool before removing from pan,.