Fireman Bobs Crock Pot Comfort Food Beef Surprise Recipes

BOB'S SLOW COOKER BRACIOLE

Steps:

• Pour the marinara sauce into the slow cooker and set on High to warm.
• Combine the eggs and the breadcrumbs in a small bowl. Sprinkle both sides of the meat with salt and pepper. Pat the breadcrumb mixture over one side of the flank steak, leaving about a one inch border around edges. Top breadcrumbs with the bacon slices; sprinkle with shredded cheese. Starting from one long side, tightly roll flank steak into a log. Use string or toothpicks to secure the log in 4 or 5 places.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet. Sear the stuffed flank steak in the hot oil until well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer the meat to the warm sauce in the slow cooker. Spoon sauce over meat to cover.
• Turn slow cooker to Low; cook meat until very tender, 6 to 8 hours. Remove string/toothpicks before slicing. Serve with marinara.

AUNTIE KAREN'S FIREMAN SURPRISE

Steps:

• Fill a pot with water, add 2 teaspoons salt and set it to boil over medium-high heat. To make the spice mixture, in a small bowl, stir to combine the garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, dried parsley and bouillon. Set aside.
• Add the penne to the boiling water and cook until al dente according to the package instructions. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot off of the heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of the olive oil, 2 teaspoons of the spice mixture and a pinch of salt. Set aside.
• In a large pan over medium to medium-high heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and once shimmering, add the meat to the pan with 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture. Stir in the onions and garlic and saute until the meat is browned and the onions are translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Add the tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes to the meat mixture. Stir in the remaining seasoning mixture, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Season with 1 tablespoon of the fresh thyme, sage and rosemary. Cover and cook until the tomatoes have fully broken down, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the ricotta, egg and some salt and pepper. Season with the remaining 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, sage and rosemary. Mix until combined.
• In a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish, begin by adding one spoonful of meat sauce on the bottom. Next add some of the pasta, then some of the mozzarella and dollops of the ricotta mixture. Continue this pattern until the dish is full. Then dollop the remaining ricotta mixture on the top sporadically all over. Finish by adding the remaining mozzarella to the top.
• Bake until the cheese is melted and slightly browned on top, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with garlic bread.

"BOB'S" BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• The Day Before Serving.
• On stove top, in a roasting pan or heavy Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid, brown all sides of brisket.
• Pour the beer, chilli sauce and soup mix over the browned brisket.
• Top with the ketchup.
• Bring mixture to a simmer, cover pot and reduce heat to low. Brisket should cook at a low "bubble". Slower, longer cooking is the key to a tender brisket.
• Baste brisket periodically and turn it once or twice during cooking. Also check bottom of brisket to be certain it isn't burning. Otherwise, keep it tightly covered.
• Brisket will be done when it is fork-tender in the center. Center will be brown, not pink.
• When cooked, remove brisket from the gravy, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Pour gravy into a seperate container, cover and refrigerate as well.
• The Next Day:.
• 3-5 hours before serving, skim the fat from the top of the gravy.
• Slice the brisket against the grain. The thickness of the slices is your choise.
• Lay the brisket slices in the roasting pan or Dutch oven and pour the skimmed gravy over the meat.
• Onions, carrots and/or potatoes can be added to the gravy and brisket, if desired.
• Heat the gravy and brisket (and optional vegetables) on a very low heat for 3-4 hours.
• The meat will absorb some of the gravy and be extra moist and juicy.
• Remove brisket (and veggys) from the gravy to a serving platter.
• Serve gravy separately.
• Serve with horseadish as a condiment.
• Sit back and enjoy the raves!

COMFORT POT ROAST (FOR THE CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Put 2 tablespoons water in bottom of crock pot.
• Place carrots in crock pot.
• Combine paprika, onion soup powder, garlic powder and pepper (making a dry rub).
• Rub into roast, coating all sides.
• Place roast in cooker.
• Sprinkle 1/2 of the remaining soup mix over roast.
• Layer sliced onions on top.
• Sprinkle with remaining soup mix.
• Spoon cream soup over top.
• Cook low 8 to 10 hours.