Prairie Pot Roast Recipes

PRAIRIELAND POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season meat with salt and pepper; cook in 1/4 cup dressing in Dutch oven on high heat 6 to 8 min. or until browned on both sides. Add onions; cook 5 to 6 min. or until caramelized, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining dressing, potatoes, carrots and enough water to come 3/4 the way up side of meat. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on low heat 2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Remove meat from pan; cut across the grain into thin slices. Serve meat and vegetables topped with pan drippings and parsley.

CLASSIC PRAIRIE LAND POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season both sides of roast with salt and pepper. Brown meat in large heavy pot or Dutch oven on high heat in 1/4 cup of the Catalina dressing, turning to brown both sides. Add onions; stir to brown. Add remaining Catalina dressing, potatoes, carrots and enough water to come 3/4 way up meat (about 1 1/2 to 2 cups). Bring to boil; cover. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 2+ hours or until meat and vegetables are tender. Note:Potatoes can be browned with meat if desired. Remove meat from pan; slice meat thinly against the grain. Serve meat and vegetables topped with pan gravy. Sprinkle with chopped parsley just before serving. If thicker pan gravy is desired, stir 1/4 cup water into 2 to 3 Tablespoons flour in small bowl. Remove meat and vegetables from pan; bring liquid to boil on medium-high heat. Gradually whisk flour mixture into pan liquid until thickened to desired consistency. The original recipe said to put it in the oven to cook, but I like to make it on the stovetop. I find it cooks better. It's all in one pan and so easy to make. The trick is to make sure you brown both sides of the meat in the Catalina dressing.

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

THE BEST POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle the roast with 3 tablespoons of the salt, rubbing into the grain and covering all sides. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.
• Arrange a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 275 degrees F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over high heat. Cook the meat, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium-high and heat the remaining 4 tablespoons oil in the pot. Cook the onions and the remaining 1 tablespoon salt, stirring occasionally, until browned but not completely cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes (it's ok if the onion wedges break apart). Add the garlic and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until the paste is brick red and the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the wine and bay leaves and cook, stirring occasionally and scraping the bottom of the pot, until slightly reduced and you can no longer smell the alcohol, about 4 minutes. Add the flour, stir to coat the onions and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the broth and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Nestle the meat and any accumulated juices into the onions. Arrange the carrots, celery and potatoes around the roast, pushing them into the onions and surrounding the beef. Cover and transfer to the oven. Cook until the meat is very tender but still holds its shape and is not falling apart, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Let rest, covered, at least 45 minutes before serving.
• Transfer the roast to a cutting board and remove the twine with scissors, if necessary. Slice against the grain.
• Divide the vegetables among plates and arrange the sliced beef over top. Spoon sauce over the top garnish with parsley and chives.

PRAIRIE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300ºF.
• Season the roast generously, all over, with the salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Set a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat and warm the oil until it shimmers. Brown the roast on all sides, caramelizing it to build flavour. Be patient; this step should take about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the roast and set aside on a plate, then add the shallots and saute them until they start to turn translucent, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Add the garlic and cook until just fragrant, about a minute.
• Pour in the Balsamic vinegar and red wine, stir well and let it simmer until reduced by about half, then add the Dijon mustard and stir again until well combined.
• Set the roast back in the pot and pour over the beef broth. Add the sprigs of thyme and rosemary, cover the pot and place in the oven.
• Cook the roast for about 2 hours, then add the carrots and potatoes, spooning some of the sauce over the meat and the vegetables. Put the lid back on and continue cooking it all for another hour until roast is tender.
• The roast should be tender - enough that it could be shredded like a pulled pork - when finished. Slice or shred and serve with the vegetables and some of the cooking sauce poured over.

PIONEER WOMAN'S PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• preheat oven to 275. Heat large pot or dutch oven over medium high heat. Add olive oil and let it get really hot.
• Salt and pepper the chuck roast on both sides. Cut the onions from root to tip, cut the ends off, and peel the skin off. Brown onions on both sides in dutch oven, then remove to a plate. Thoroughly wash carrots, chop and add to dutch oven and toss them around until slightly brown, about a minute or so.
• Remove the carrots and allow pot to become hot again.
• Sear roast about 1 minute per side and then remove to plate.
• Turn heat to high and deglaze the pot adding one cup of the beef broth.
• Add Meat back to pot, followed by carrots and onions. Pour beef broth into pot to cover the meat half way. Tuck thyme and rosemary into the broth, if you are using them.
• Cover pot and roast for 3-5 hours depending on the size of your roast. For a 3 pound roast, allow 3-3 1/2 hours, for a 4 to 5 pound roast, cook for 4 to 5 hours.
• When cooking time is over, check for doneness; insert a fork into meat, the fork should go in very easily and the meat should be very tender.
• Remove to cutting board and slice against the grain.
• Serve.
• Congratulations, you're a hero.

PRAIRIE LAND POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season both sides of the roast with salt and pepper.
• Brown meat in a large heavy pot/dutch oven on high heat with 1/4 cup of the dressing. Turning to brown both sides. Add onions and brown.
• Add remaining dressing,potatoes, carrots and enough water to come up 3/4 way up to meat. Bring to boil; cover. Reduce heat to low and simmerfor 2 hrs or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Remove meat from pan. Slice meat thinly against the grain. Serve meat and vegetables topped with pan juices. Sprinkle with chopped parsley just before serving.