Brazilian Olive Stuffed Pot Roast Recipes

BRAZILIAN OLIVE-STUFFED POT ROAST

Steps:

• Drain 1 cup ripe olives, reserving liquid. Chop ripe olives finely. Mix with parsley, cheese, 2 teaspoons chili powder, salt and garlic.
• Make about 15 slits in roast, and force ripe-olive mixture down into slits.
• Brown roast slowly on all sides in an oiled skillet or Dutch oven. Drain off and discard fat.
• Add onion to meat and brown lightly. Mix tomato sauce with 1/2 cup liquid reserved from olives and remaining teaspoon of chili powder and pour over roast. Heat to boiling, reduce to low heat and cover pan. Simmer about 2 hours or until meat is tender, basting once or twice.
• Pare and cut carrots into thick diagonal slices. Wash zucchini and cut into halves. Add carrots to meat 30 minutes before meat is done. Cook 15 minutes, then add zucchini and remaining olives and cook 15 minutes longer.
• When meat and vegetables are tender, remove to heated serving dish. Skim fat from remaining pan liquid. Mix flour with 2 tablespoons cold water. Add a little of the hot liquid, then combine with remaining liquid in pan. Cook, stirring until mixture boils and thickens. Serve sauce over meat and vegetables.

BEEF POT ROAST WITH OLIVES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil. Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper. Sear until nicely browned on all sides, about 2 minutes. Add the onions, carrots, garlic, oregano, cumin, cinnamon stick, tomatoes and beef stock. Make a slit in the Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper and add it to the sauce. Cover with a lid and braise in the oven until the meat is fork tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven, fold in the green olives, capers and parsley and serve over rice, if desired.

OLIVE-STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season pork all over with salt and black pepper. Using a sharp knife, make several slits in pork, about 1-inch deep. Stuff olives into slits all over pork. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to an oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Sear pork on all sides and then remove from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, 2 tablespoons oil, honey, Dijon mustard, and thyme. Pour mixture all over pork. Bake approximately 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer registers 150 to 160 degrees F. Let pork stand 10 minutes before slicing crosswise into 1-inch thick slices.

STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Using a butter knife, simply fill each olive with the desired amount of cream cheese. Serve on a decorative plate!

ITALIAN STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH OLIVE RELISH

Steps:

• Place pork in a shallow dish and coat with Italian dressing. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.
• For the relish, stir the black olives, green olives, garlic, onion, and peppers together in a bowl; stir in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• When pork has finished marinating, preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Slice the pork loin down the center lengthwise, cutting about 3/4 of the way through to the other side. Stuff full with the olive relish. Cover and bake in the preheated oven for about 2 hours, or until internal temperature has reached 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SPANISH-STYLE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Brown meat in 1/4 cup dressing in ovenproof Dutch oven on medium-low heat. Add remaining ingredients; cover.
• Bake 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Remove meat and vegetables from pan, reserving juices in pan. Cut meat across the grain into thin slices. Serve meat and vegetables topped with pan drippings.

STUFFED SIRLOIN ROAST

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook 6 bacon strips over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. In drippings, saute onion, celery and carrot until crisp-tender. Remove from heat; stir in bread crumbs, parsley, garlic powder, pepper and bacon. Let stand until liquid is absorbed., Preheat oven to 325°. Cut a lengthwise slit down the center of roast to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open roast so it lies flat; cover with plastic wrap. Flatten to 1-in. thickness. Remove plastic; spread stuffing over meat to within 1 in. of edges. Close roast and tie at 1-in. intervals with kitchen string., Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Cut remaining bacon strips in half; arrange over top of roast. Bake, uncovered, 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat reached desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

ROLLED PORK LOIN ROAST STUFFED WITH OLIVES AND HERBS

Steps:

• Set the loin on a cutting board with one of the short, cut ends facing you. With a sharp knife, make a lengthwise horizontal cut, about a third of the way up one of the long sides, like asymmetrically splitting open a hot dog bun. Don't cut all the way through, but nearly-far enough so that you can open up the roast like a book. If you started on the right, the left side will now be twice as thick as the right. At the hinge where they meet, make another horizontal cut midway up the left (thicker) side, so that you can open the roast again, like a magazine gatefold. Sprinkle the pork all over with the salt and pepper and set it aside.
• Heat the oven to 425°F and make the stuffing by mixing all the remaining ingredients together (except the cooking oil). Spread the stuffing over the cut side of the pork loin, then roll it up and back into shape. Using cotton string, bind the roast with six little string belts.
• Heat a skillet to high, add the cooking oil, and then carefully lay in the pork roast. Brown the roast on all sides and then put the skillet in the oven. Roast until it is just cooked through, about 20 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let it rest on a platter in a warm place for 10 minutes. Remove the strings, slice, and serve.

BRAZILIAN STUFFED RIB ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Using a larding iron or sharpening steel, pierce the roast from end to end in 16 to 20 places. The idea is to riddle the meat with slender tunnels that run along the grain.2. Insert the carrot halves, bell pepper strips, thin onion wedges, and ham and cheese strips into these tunnels, gently inching them into the holes. The carrot strips will be long enough to transpierce the meat, but you'll need to double or triple up on the remaining ingredients insert shorter items from both ends.3. Make tiny slits, 1 inch apart, in the surface of the roast, using the tip of a paring knife. Insert a sliver of garlic in each. Generously season the roast with salt and pepper (see Note).4. Indirect grilling method: Set up the grill for indirect cooking. Place a large drip pan in the center. Preheat to medium. When ready to cook, oil the grill grate. Place the roast on the hot grate over the drip pan. Cover the grill and cook the roast to taste: 1 to 1 1/2 hours for medium-rare (145°F on an instant-read thermometer), 1 1/2 to 2 hours for medium (160°F). If using a charcoal grill, add 10 to 12 fresh coals per side every hour.Rotisserie method: Set up the rotisserie. If using a gas grill, preheat the front and rear burners to high. If using a charcoal grill, light the coals and rake into rows in front and back, leaving a gap in the center. Skewer the roast on the spit. Rotisserie the roast until cooked to medium-rare (about 145°F on an instant-read thermometer), 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours on a covered rotisserie. For medium (160°F), cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If using a charcoal grill, replenish the coals as needed.5. Transfer the roast to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes. Cut into thin crosswise slices, using an electric knife or sharp carving knife to serve.Serves 8Note: The recipe can be prepared up to 8 hours ahead to this point. Store in the refrigerator.