Welcome to the realm of culinary delight, where we embark on a journey to discover the secrets behind Bonnie's good old-fashioned pot roast, a dish that has tantalized taste buds for generations. In this comprehensive guide, we'll delve into the art of preparing this classic comfort food, exploring the perfect balance of flavors, textures, and aromas that make it an enduring favorite. From selecting the choicest cut of beef to mastering the slow-cooking process, we'll provide you with step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and culinary insights to ensure your pot roast emerges from the kitchen as a masterpiece of home cooking. So, gather your ingredients, don your apron, and let's embark on a culinary adventure that will leave your taste buds longing for more.
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OLD FASHIONED POT ROAST
Seared chuck roast baked in the oven with vegetables and a pan gravy for serving.
Provided by Julia Jordan | Julia's Simply Southern
Categories Dinner
Time 3h20m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- I didn't give measurements for the seasonings on this recipe because you're just going to sprinkle some on to cover the meat on all sides and season the vegetables when you add them.
- First, remove the chuck roast from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Go ahead and season all sides with salt, cracked pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Allow to stand 30-45 minutes to reach room temperature.
- Heat a cast iron skillet or large dutch oven over medium high heat, add 2 tbs vegetable oil to cover bottom of the pan. When the pan is hot add roast to sear on each side. It should only take 1-2 minutes per side if the pan is hot enough.
- Spray a large baking dish and add your roast once you've seared ALL sides. Yes that means holding the meat with tongs to sear the skinny sides too. Does a roast have "skinny" sides? Thin sides? You know what I mean.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut up the vegetables. You're not going to add all of the vegetables at the beginning of cooking. If you added the carrots and potatoes in the beginning you would have vegetable mush as a result and that is no good. Halve your onion and cut into slices. Depending on the size of your mushrooms half or quarter. Peel and cut carrots into chunks, set aside for later. Peel and cut potatoes into chunky wedges, add to a bowl and cover with water to use later during cooking.
- Go ahead and surround your roast with the onions and mushrooms. Add 1 can of beef broth. Cover baking dish with foil sealing sides.
- Place into your 350 degree preheated oven and cook for 1 1/2 hour. We're not done yet, we are going to add more vegetables at this point. Go ahead and add your carrots and potatoes. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Recover with foil and return to the oven.
- Cook for another 1 1/2 hours. So that's a total of 3 hours cooking time.
- When times up remove your delicious, tender old fashioned pot roast from the oven. Transfer the roast to a serving tray. Remove all of the vegetable with a slotted and add to the serving tray.
- Pan Gravy
- Transfer the juices to a small sauce pan. I probably had about an inch of liquid when I added it to the sauce pan. Bring the juices to a boil over medium heat.
- In a measuring cup add 1 cup of cold water. Add 3 tbs of cornstarch and stir to mix. Once the pan drippings come to a boil, add the water/cornstarch mix (stir before adding to the saucepan as some of the cornstarch will have settled to the bottom of the measuring cup).
- After adding water and cornstarch to pan drippings, stir constantly until it thickens. It will happen like magic and you'll know when it does. Remove immediately from heat. Pour into your favorite gravy boat or bowl for serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 221 calories, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 23 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 8 grams fat, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Sodium 368 grams sodium, Sugar 4 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams unsaturated fat
OLD-FASHIONED POT ROAST
I got this recipe from my mom, a great cook. My sister, dad and I loved it when she made her pot roast. Later, I served this dish in our restaurant for many years. It's a recipe that just says "home cooking."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle the roast with 1 tablespoon flour. In a Dutch oven, brown the roast on all sides in half of the butter. Add the water, bouillon, onion, celery, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour. , Add carrots; cover and simmer 45-60 minutes longer or until meat is tender. Remove meat and carrots to a serving platter and keep warm. Strain cooking juices; set aside. , In the same Dutch oven, melt remaining butter. Stir in remaining flour; cook and stir until bubbly. Add 2 cups of the cooking juices and blend until smooth. Cook and stir until thickened; add additional cooking juices until gravy has desired consistency.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 407 calories, Fat 25g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 134mg cholesterol, Sodium 664mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 35g protein.
OLD FASHIONED POT ROAST
Pot roast is the ultimate in simple comfort foods. Here's how to make old fashioned pot roast with vegetables, just like Granny's!
Provided by Sara Garska
Categories Main Course
Time 3h45m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat the Dutch oven on medium heat until it is hot. Add a little oil of choice and heat that too.
- Sear both sides of your chuck roast, about five minutes on each side. Just brown it.
- Remove the roast from the pan and set aside on a plate.
- Add the chopped onion and celery to the oil and juices in the pan. Cook for a few minutes while stirring. These will mostly dissolve during the cooking of the roast but they add tons of flavor.
- Add the roast back into the pan and add 1/2 cup of water or beef broth and cover.
- Place the Dutch oven in the oven.
- Cook for about two hours at 350 degrees.
- After two hours add peeled and quartered russet potatoes. The size of your pot will determine how many you can add. But allow about ½- 1 potato for each person.
- Cook for another hour. Remove pan from oven and check for doneness in potatoes. They should be tender and cooked through.
- Check that the roast is done. It should pull apart easily with a fork. If it needs to cook more, remove potatoes and return to the oven for another half an hour.
- Or if the roast is done and the potatoes aren't, remove the roast and cook the potatoes for more time.
- When the roast and potatoes are both done cooking, let them rest in the pan until ready to serve to keep them warm.
- Granny recommends cooking the carrots separately to retain their color and flavor. This is how to do it.
- Peel the carrots, and slice off tip and the stem. Cut in half, then cut each half into about four carrot sticks.
- Place carrots in saucepan with a small amount of water. Add a little salt and about a teaspoon of sugar. Cook until tender but not too soft, about 10 minutes.
- To serve, place the pot roast in the center of a platter and surround with the potatoes and carrots.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 459 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 44 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, TransFat 2 g, Cholesterol 156 mg, Sodium 195 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 19 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BONNIE'S NEW YEAR'S BEEF DIP
Slow cooked beef for sandwiches. Serve au jus with caramelized onions and horseradish sauce on crusty buns.
Provided by BONBUDGE
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 8h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine chuck roast, water, beef broth, onion soup, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, garlic, and rosemary in a slow cooker.
- Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove beef from cooking liquid and thinly slice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.6 calories, Carbohydrate 7.8 g, Cholesterol 104.8 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 29.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 1369.1 mg, Sugar 3 g
CONTEST-WINNING OLD-FASHIONED POT ROAST
Every time I fix this recipe for friends, it's asked for - and usually by the husbands! As a new mom (Mike and I are the parents of a 9-month-old son) who works full-time, I also like how easy it is to prepare. It's one of our favorites. Some people I've shared the recipe with have used a beef brisket in place of the regular roast. For a bit different taste, I at times add red wine vinegar. My mom started me cooking young. I made my first from-scratch Thanksgiving dinner at 13. After that, I figured I could tackle about any cooking! -Georgia Edgington, Crystal, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 3h15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place roast in an ungreased roasting pan. Combine the chili sauce, water and onion soup mix; pour over roast. Cover and bake at 350° for 2 hours. , Cut roast into 1/2-in. slices; return to pan. Top with the potatoes, carrots and celery. Cover and bake 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender, stirring the vegetables once.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 338 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 982mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 36g protein.
3 HOUR OLD FASHIONED OVEN POT ROAST
Make and share this 3 Hour Old Fashioned Oven Pot Roast recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 3h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pre heat oven to 375F degrees.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper all over roast, place fat side up in dutch oven or roaster; bake uncovered for 1 hour at 375f degrees.
- Reduce heat to 325f degrees, sprinkle roast with desired seasoning; add 1/2 cup water or broth to roaster, cover and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove the roaster from the oven; add 3/4 cup water or broth to roaster, add the potatoes carrots, onions and mushrooms, sprinkle them with salt and pepper; cover and roast for another hour or until veggies are tender.
- Remove roast to platter and slice; surround with veggies, cover with foil and keep warm.
- Add cornstarch to cold water, whisk and add to roaster, whisk while bringing to boil, simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened; ladel over roast and veggies; serve and enjoy.
OLD FASHIONED POT ROAST
Make and share this Old Fashioned Pot Roast recipe from Food.com.
Provided by looneytunesfan
Categories Roast Beef
Time 2h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle the roast with 1 tablespoon flour.
- In a Dutch oven, brown the roast on all sides in half of the butter. Add the water, bouillon, onion, celery, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
- Add carrots; cover and simmer 45 to 60 minutes longer or until meat is tender.
- Remove meat and carrots to a serving platter and keep warm.
- Strain cooking juices; set aside.
- In the same Dutch oven, melt remaining butter. Stir in remaining flour; cook and stir until bubbly.
- Add 2 cups of the cooking juices and blend until smooth. Cook and stir until thickened; add additional cooking juices until gravy has desired consistency.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 733.2, Fat 56.1, SaturatedFat 25.3, Cholesterol 187, Sodium 640.9, Carbohydrate 11.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 2.8, Protein 43.2
BONNIE'S GOOD OLD-FASHIONED POT ROAST
When I was 16, the first thing I ever baked was a pie, and the second thing I ever cooked was this recipe for old fashioned pot roast made in a cast iron skillet. It has stood the test of time, and the year I was 16 is way too many years ago for me to count! I am happy to share my recipe with my justapinch.com friends! Enjoy!
Provided by BonniE ! @ReikiHealsTheSoul
Categories Beef
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 350, bake covered tightly with foil 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours, depending on when it becomes nice and tender.
- Trim the fat from the chuck roast. Make incisions about 2 inches apart with a sharp paring knife and insert slivers of garlic. Do this all over the roast.
- Salt and pepper the roast and rub it in, do this on both sides of the meat. Dredge the roast in flour and rub that in.
- Heat just enough oil in cast iron skillet to sear the meat, and when it is hot, sear the meat on all sides until very brown. Turn off the heat.
- Put the roast and the cast iron skillet on the middle rack in the oven. Put the A-1 sauce and the Worcestshire sauce all over the top of the roast. Now fill the skillet with water, up to about 1/2 from the top of the roast--don't cover the top with water. Make a lid of tin foil and seal it to keep the steam in. Cook for 2 1/2 hours or 3 or until roast is very tender. I serve it with pan roasted vegetables or mashed potatoes. Make a gravy from the drippings which is just divine.
- ROASTED VEGETABLES: Ingredients 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 2 tablespoons diced yellow onion 1 teaspoon caraway seed crushed 1 clove garlic minced 12 baby carrots peeled and washed 3/4 pound new potatoes scrubbed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 400 then melt butter in saucepan large enough to hold carrots. Add onion and cook over medium heat two minutes until onion begins to wilt. Add minced garlic and caraway to saucepan and cook another minute. Add carrots to saucepan and toss to coat then cook stirring often for 2 minutes. Cover carrots with water and bring to boil then cook 2 minutes and drain through colander. Prick potatoes in several areas with a knife. Place potatoes and carrots in large mixing bowl then add olive oil and granulated garlic. Season with salt and pepper the toss to coat. Place potatoes and carrots in roasting pan and roast turning occasionally 35 minutes. Season vegetables with salt and pepper then serve immediately.
- Simple, but oh, so good! This recipe will stand the test of time for you, too! Enjoy!
- Cook's Tip: I have been asked in the past if other cuts of meat could be used instead of chuck. I have done that, but chuck is the preferred choice of meat for this recipe. It gets fork tender. I have also had people ask what cut of meat it is, and eyebrows will go up when you tell them it is chuck, because it is delicious prepared this way.
Tips:
- When choosing a pot roast, look for one that is well-marbled with fat. This will help keep the meat moist and flavorful during cooking.
- Browning the meat before braising helps to develop flavor and color.
- Use a variety of vegetables in your pot roast. This will add flavor and nutrients to the dish.
- Be sure to add enough liquid to the pot roast. The liquid should come about halfway up the sides of the meat.
- Cook the pot roast on low heat for a long period of time. This will help tenderize the meat and develop the flavors.
- Serve the pot roast with mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.
Conclusion:
Pot roast is a classic comfort food that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. By following these tips, you can make a pot roast that is tender, flavorful, and delicious. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give pot roast a try.
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