Emerils Pot Roast Pastitsio Recipes

GARLIC-STUDDED POT ROAST

Steps:

• Using the tip of a sharp paring knife, make 20 to 24 evenly spaced small slits about 1 1/2-inches deep all over the pot roast. Using your fingers, insert the garlic cloves as deep into the meat as possible. Season the roast evenly on all sides with the salt and pepper.
• Heat a Dutch oven over high heat. Add the oil and, when very hot, use the meat fork to add the roast. Sear on all sides until very well browned, about 4 to 6 minutes per side. Don't be afraid to let the roast get very brown -- this is where a lot of the flavor comes from. When the roast is evenly browned on all sides, add the water and stir to loosen the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Cover the Dutch oven, reduce the heat to low/medium-low and cook the roast until it is very tender, about 3 hours, turning two or three times during the entire cooking time. Check occasionally to make sure that you always have 1-inch or so of liquid on the bottom of the pan. If necessary, add more water.
• When the roast is very tender, transfer to a serving platter and slice or pull meat apart into serving pieces. Reduce the pan juices slightly, if desired, and serve drizzled over the top of the roast. Garnish with fresh thyme and parsley.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place all vegetables except the beets in a roasting pan. Place beets in a separate roasting pan. Drizzle all vegetables with extra-virgin olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• Place in oven and roast for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender and carmelized.

GARLIC LOVER'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Using the tip of a sharp paring knife, make 20 small evenly spaced slits about 1 1/2 inches deep all over the pot roast. Using your fingers, insert the garlic cloves as deep into the slits as possible. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a Dutch-oven, heat oil over high heat. Carefully add meat and sear on all sides until very well browned, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Add onion, carrots, celery, and 2/3 cup water. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; cook until roast is very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours, turning 2 to 3 times. Add more water or wine, if desired, as needed so that there is always a little liquid in bottom of Dutch-oven. If done in the oven, the temperature should be 300 degrees, and the roast should cook for 3 to 3 1/2 hours until tender.
• Transfer meat to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. Slice meat and serve drizzled with pan juices.

EMERIL'S POT ROAST PASTITSIO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Melt butter in heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Whisk in flour.
• Cook, whisking, 3 minutes.
• Whisk in milk and simmer, stirring about 8 minutes.
• In bowl, whisk eggs.
• Add 1 cup of milk mixture in a steady stream, whisking constantly to keep eggs from cooking.
• Whisk egg mixture into remaining milk mixture and stir in seasonings. Cover surface with plastic wrap and keep warm.
• Cook penne in boiling salted water until al dente.
• Rinse and drain well.
• Combine pot roast, broth and gravy in a large bowl.
• Butter a shallow 7"x11" baking dish.
• Place half of pasta evenly over the bottom of dish.
• Top with 1/3 cup of sauce.
• Spread beef mixture evenly over pasta.
• Top with remaining pasta.
• Pour remaining sauce SLOWLY over pasta.
• Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Top with cheese and bake until set, about 20 minutes more.

EMERIL'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Make 10 slits throughout the roast.
• Stuff a clove of garlic in each slit.
• Rub the entire roast with the olive oil.
• Season with salt& pepper.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
• When the pan is hot, sear the roast on all sides, about 3-4 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and place the roast in a dutch oven with a cover.
• Add the stock and cover.
• Place in the oven and cook for 4 hours.
• Place the vegetables around the roast and cover.
• Cook for an additional hour.
• Remove the roast from the oven and arrange on a serving platter, reserving the liquid.
• Whisk the flour and water together.
• Pour the reserved liquid and grime into a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
• Whisk the flour mixture into the reserved liquid.
• Bring the liquid back to a simmer and cook for 4-6 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.

EMERIL'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• preheat oven to 300°F.
• with a small sharp knife make slits all over the roast and insert garlic cloves. rub the roast with salt and pepper on all sides.
• heat your dutch oven over medium heat. add 2 Tbl oil when hot and sear the roast on all sides - about 4 minutes per side. Remove meat and set aside.
• reduce heat to medium, add the rest of the oil and the flour and stir about 5 minutes until chocolate brown in color.
• Add the onions, celery, bell peppers and carrots (and parsnips) and cook about 5 minutes until veggies begin to soften. Add the beef broth, bay leaves and tomato paste (dont be stingy!) and bring to a boil. Return roast to the pan cover and bake in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove roast from the oven and turn over the meat. Scatter the potatoes over the top of the meat and return to the oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer or until the meat is fork tender.
• Remove the roast and veggies separatly, let the roast rest for a few minutes before cutting. discard bay leaves. cut into slices or pull apart and serve with the vegetables. ladle gravy over everything and enjoy!

GREEK PASTITSIO

Steps:

• Cook penne according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water to eliminate sticking, and set aside.
• Lamb mixture:.
• Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Brown lamb in two batches, seasoning with salt and pepper. Set lamb aside and pour off excess grease.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion. Cook until translucent, about 5minutes. Add garlic, rosemary, oregano, and nutmeg. Cook another minute. Add wine and deglaze pan.
• Reduce wine to about 1 tablespoon. Stir in tomatoes, including liquid, and lamb. Season with additional salt and pepper. Simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir in Haloumi cheese and cook another 5 minutes.
• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Sauce:.
• Heat milk in the microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes. Melt butter in a sauce pan over low heat. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for four minutes.
• Slowly pour in hot milk, whisking steadily, and cook until thickened. Slowly whisk in egg yolks. Whisk in kefalotiri (Haloumi or parmegiano) cheese, cooking until melted and thick. Stir in salt and pepper.
• Assemble:.
• Toss pasta with shredded Haloumi or mozzarella cheese. Layer 3/4 of pasta in the bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish. Layer meat mixture on top of pasta.
• Distribute remaining pasta over meat. Pour sauce evenly over pasta. Place casserole in middle of oven and cook for 35 - 45 minutes or until top is a golden brown.
• Serve with fresh crusty bread and a salad.

MY PASTITSIO

Steps:

• Meat Base: Saute onion with ground beef, breaking meat up as you go, until meat is almost done.
• Drain off any excess fat.
• Add garlic, cumin and flour, stir together well, and saute a minute or two more.
• Add remaining meat base ingredients and simmer gently, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Turn off heat and cover.
• Pasta: Cook pasta until al dente in an ample quantity of salted water to which a bit of vegetable oil has been added (helps keep strands from sticking together).
• Drain well.
• Custard Topping: Melt butter in saucepan and mix in the flour.
• Let it bubble a minute or two or until you can smell a slightly nutty flavor, but do not let it brown.
• Gradually add most of the milk, whisking.
• Let it cook about 10 minutes, stirring, until well thickened, then remove from heat.
• Mix the nutmeg, salt and pepper into the grated cheese.
• Add the eggs to the remaining milk in your measuring cup and whisk.
• Whisk the egg and milk mixture into the sauce, then whisk the cheese mixture into the sauce also.
• Assembly: Layer 1/2 of the pasta in the bottom of your baking pan.
• Then add all of the meat sauce, removing the bay leaf and any stems from the marjoram.
• Top with remaining pasta, then pour the custard sauce over all.
• If everything is still hot when you assemble it, bake at 400 degrees Farenheit for about 35 minutes.
• If merely warm, or if using a glass or ceramic pan instead of a metal one, bake for about 45 minutes at 350 degrees Farenheit.
• Top should be slightly golden, edges slightly brown.