Pot Roast 2 Recipes

POT ROAST FOR TWO

Steps:

• Place steaks in an ungreased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with carrots, potatoes, celery and onion. Combine the tomatoes, broth, garlic, soup mix and seasonings; pour over vegetables. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.

POT ROAST 2

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat a Dutch oven with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chuck roast generously with salt, add it to the Dutch oven and brown it on all sides. Remove from the pan and reserve. Drain the excess oil, lower the heat to medium, add a few drops of new oil and add the celery, onions and crushed red pepper to the pan. Season the vegetables with salt and cook until they are soft and very aromatic, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Toss in the vinegar, stir to combine and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Toss in the bay leaves, orange strips, star anise and thyme bundle. Return the meat to the pan, and add 4 cups water. Add the orange zest. Cover the Dutch oven and put it in the oven for 1 hour. Remove the pan from the oven, turn the meat over and check the liquid level. If the liquid level has gone down, add about 1/2 cup water. Return the pan to the oven and cook for another hour.
• Remove the pan from the oven. Remove the meat from the pan and add the squash, Jerusalem artichokes and figs. Taste, then add the chicken stock and adjust seasoning, if needed. Return the meat to the pan, cover and cook for another 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid to the pan and roast until the squash and Jerusalem artichokes are tender and the liquid is reduced, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven. Remove the meat from the pan and skim off any excess fat from the surface of the cooking liquid, if need be. Slice the meat in 1/2-inch slices and serve with the veggies and pan juices.

CLASSIC POT ROAST (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Season beef with salt and pepper; coat with flour. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef in oil 5 to 7 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides.
• Place beef, onion and celery in baking dish. Pour broth over beef and vegetables. Cover; bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn beef over; add carrots and potatoes. Cover; bake 1 hour. Uncover; turn beef over and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until beef and vegetables are tender and broth is slightly thickened. Skim excess fat from broth, and serve.

ULTIMATE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Pat roast dry with a paper towel; tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string. Sprinkle roast with pepper and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Remove from pan., Add onions, celery and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the same pan; cook and stir over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until onions are browned. Add garlic, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaves; cook and stir 1 minute longer., Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; stir in broth. Return roast to pan. Arrange potatoes, parsnips and carrots around roast; bring to a boil. Bake, covered, until meat is fork-tender, 2-2-1/2 hours., Remove roast and vegetables from pan; keep warm. Discard bay leaves; skim fat from cooking juices. On stovetop, bring juices to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half (about 1-1/2 cups), 10-12 minutes. Stir in vinegar and parsley; season with salt and pepper to taste., Remove string from roast. Serve with vegetables and sauce.

KITTENCAL'S BEEF POT ROAST #2

Steps:

• Season the roast all over generously with seasoning salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a small roasting pan that has a lid.
• Brown the roast well on ALL sides, this should take about 20 minutes; remove to a plate (make certain to really brown the roast well, it will add to the flavor of the gravy).
• To the same roaster pan add in onions, garlic, dried thyme, basil and dried chili peppers (if using) and the bay leaf; saute, stirring with a wooden spoon for about 5 minutes.
• Add in tomato paste and stir with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add in the wine, consumme, broth and onion soup mix (do not add in any salt as yet!) bring to a boil and simmer on top of the stove for 5 minutes.
• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the roast fat-side up in the broth mix and cover the roaster.
• Cook in the oven for about 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and turn the roast onto the other side.
• At this point, add in small potatoes, chopped carrots and/or small fresh button mushrooms if desired, and season the gravy with salt if needed.
• Place back in the oven to cook for another 1-1/2 hours, or until roast is tender (if the roast is not tender yet, turn over yet again and place back in the oven , cook until tender).
• Remove the roast to a cutting board and let rest for 20 minutes before slicing.
• Remove any fat from on top of the gravy and serve with roast.
• **NOTE** If you prefer a thick gravy, mix 2-3 tablespoons COLD water with 2 tablespoons flour to make a paste add to the simmering gravy and stir until thickened.
• Delicious!

POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 340 degrees. Season meat generously with salt and pepper. On the stove top, heat oil in a large Dutch oven, or other heavy roasting pan with a lid, over medium-high heat. Sear the meat until a dark crust forms, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove meat to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium and add butter to the pan. Melt the butter and add the whole head of garlic and vegetables, stirring frequently and scraping the bottom of the pot, until the vegetables start to color, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until it darkens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Add bay leaves, rosemary and wine and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced to a thick gravy consistency, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Return meat to the pot. Add broth, then cover the pot and transfer to the oven. Cook for 2 hours 20 minutes.
• Let roast sit at room temperature for at least 10 minutes. Remove meat to a cutting board to slice. Discard bay leaves and rosemary stems. Squeeze any garlic cloves remaining in their skins into the stew and discard the skins. Serve slices of meat in shallow bowls along with the vegetables and a generous amount of cooking liquid ladled over top.

POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Place roast in a large baking pan; arrange potatoes, onion, carrots, and celery around roast. Pour 3 cups water into baking pan. Season roast with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until roast is browned and cooked through, about 3 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the roast should read 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Transfer roast to an oven-safe platter. Remove vegetables using a slotted spoon and arrange around roast.
• Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place platter with roast and vegetables in the oven to keep warm.
• Pour the remaining juices from the baking pan into a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir 1/2 cup water and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; pour into boiling pan juices. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until gravy is thick, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Stir in browning sauce.

MICROWAVE POT ROAST FOR 2

Steps:

• Pierce both sides of meat thoroughly with fork.
• Place in 2-quart square casserole.
• Mix half of the beer, the salt and the pepper.
• Pour over meat, cover.
• Microwave at 50% 40 minutes, turning over 2 or 3 times during cooking.
• Arrange vegetables around sides of meat.
• Pour remaining beer over meat and vegetables, cover.
• Microwave at 50% 25 to 35 minutes, or until meat is fork tender.
• Let stand, covered 5 minutes.

POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle roast all over with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Place in pan, and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• Turn meat fat side up. Add stock, wine, if using, onions, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme. Stir in tomato paste. Bring to a simmer, cover; put in the oven, and roast for 3 hours. Add carrots and potatoes, and cook until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour more.
• Transfer the roast, carrots, and potatoes to a platter. With a spoon, skim the fat off the surface of the cooking liquid. Cut the roast into thick slices, and serve with the vegetables. Pass the pan juices separately.