Gordons Pot Roast Recipes

POT-ROAST PHEASANT

Steps:

• Start with the potatoes. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Trim the wider side off the potato and cut into 2 thick slices, so each side sits flat in the pan. Heat the oil in an ovenproof frying pan and fry the bacon for 2 mins until crisp. Push the bacon aside; then, over a very high heat, brown the potato slices really well for about 3 mins on each side.
• Add the thyme, splash in the stock and place in the oven while you cook the pheasant.
• Season the pheasant really well. Heat the oil in a casserole dish and add the pheasant pieces. Spend about 10 mins making sure the meat is well coloured on all sides, using tongs to turn the pieces when needed.
• Remove the meat from the dish and add a splash more oil. Sizzle the bacon for 1 min, then add all the vegetables and the thyme. Turn up the heat and brown the vegetables really well. Nestle the legs amongst the vegetables and sit the breast on top. Place in the oven, uncovered, to roast for 25 mins.
• Remove the dish from oven, lift out the breast and leave somewhere warm to rest. Pour the chicken stock over the legs and return to the oven for 20 mins to braise. Meanwhile, gently reheat the carrot purée in a pan, stirring in a touch of butter.
• Remove the legs from the dish and set aside. Use a potato masher to squash the veg into the sauce to thicken. Season well and strain the sauce into a bowl. Remove the potatoes from the oven, and finely chop the bacon from the potato pan into small bits - you are now ready to carve the pheasant and plate up.
• Neatly cut each breast away from the carcass. Slice into 2 and cut each leg through the joint into 2 pieces. Cut each potato in half on an angle. Smear a large spoonful of carrot purée along one side of the plate. Lean the pheasant pieces against each other and lay a piece of potato alongside. Scatter the pheasant breast with the chopped bacon, spoon over the sauce and serve.

YANKEE POT ROAST (CHEF GORDON RAMSAY) RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Season the chuck roast generously with salt & pepper; massage into meat. Dredge through flour shaking off any excess. Heat 6 quart low pressure cooker over medium heat, add oil, then heat until shimmering. Sear roast on all sides until golden brown (about 15 minutes) Remove from pan & set aside. Add onions, carrots, celery & tomato paste to pan, stir well to coat. Cook about 2 to 3 minutes. Add bay leaves, garlic & thyme. Stir cooking about 1 minute. Add roast & resting liquid to pan, then add chicken stock to come about halfway up roast. Bring all to a simmer. Cover making sure it is well sealed. Cook on a medium, low flame, an active simmer for about 1 hour. Carefully remove lid, and remove pot from heat. Carefully remove roast from pan and set aside, pour contents of pan through a strainer into a large bowl. Press liquid from vegetables with a spatula - discard vegetables. To Finish: In a small bowl whisk 2 tablespoons of flour with 3 to 4 tablespoons of broth from the pan to form a liquid paste. Place pot back on medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to heat. Saute onions & mushrooms about 2 minutes. Add to pot along with tomato paste, carrots, potatoes and flour mixture. Stir well and season with salt & pepper. Pour strained cooking liquid back into pan, stir well. Bring to boil then reduce to a simmer. Add roast back to pan & cover. Seal lid well and simmer bout 15 minutes. Once done, remove roast and rest for about 10 minutes. Slice meat against the grain & place on platter. Arrange vegetables around it and lightly dress with sauce. Sprinkle over with fresh parsley. Serve remaining sauce on the side.

GORDON'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Chop onion and mince garlic. Peel carrots and parsnips and diagonally cut into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Peel turnips and cut into 3/4-inch-thick wedges. Cut mushrooms into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Peel gingerroot and mince enough to measure 1/4 cup. Drain tomatoes and chop.
• Pat chuck roast dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 5-quart heavy kettle heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown roast on all sides. Transfer roast to a plate and pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from kettle. Add onion to kettle and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until golden. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add Port and red wine and simmer, scraping up any brown bits on bottom of kettle, 5 minutes. Stir in broth, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, gingerroot, tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, and oregano and bring mixture to a boil. Add roast, carrots, parsnips, turnips, and mushrooms and simmer, covered, turning roast over halfway through cooking time, 3 hours total, or until tender. Pot roast may be made up to this point 3 days ahead. Cool roast, uncovered, before chilling, covered, and remove any solidified fat before reheating.
• Transfer roast with tongs to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. If necessary skim fat from cooking liquid and bring cooking liquid and vegetables to a boil over moderate heat. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and water until smooth and stir enough into sauce to thicken to desired consistency. Simmer sauce, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Cut roast crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange on a deep platter. Spoon vegetables and sauce over meat. .