First time making a pot roast, even after the cat knocked over and shattered the wine bottle overnight. Wife reminded me that we had a bottle in the pantry.
I made a pot roast and it is AMAZING!
First time making a pot roast, even after the cat knocked over and shattered the wine bottle overnight. Wife reminded me that we had a bottle in the pantry.
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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
You forgot to pay the cat tax. Just saying, lol.
Looks delicious.
abrer@lemmy.one · 8 pts · 1y
Tell us about it man!!!
You'll have to expand on the wine shattering lol. As somebody with limited time to cook (we're all strapped, I agree), is it worth making a pot roast? Cooking intimidates me, but I'd like to learn where possible.
psion1369@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I do not recommend this for a beginner, but intermediate skill should have no problem. And if you don't have time, save this for the weekend.
But with the cat, I had a bottle of Cabernet Merlot on the shelf, but too close to the edge. Some point in the early morning the bottle found itself on the floor missing it's bottom. I figured one of my cats checked it out and knocked it off.
I didn't use any special ingredients. Sear a chuck roast, cook the onions and garlic, deglaze with half a bottle of red and then reduce around half. Add a few cups of beef stock with fresh rosemary and thyme. I would have added fresh tarragon, but I only had dry. I also used some celery leaf. Meat back in the pot, oven preheat to 325f for two and a half hours. Add carrots and celery and continue for another hour. Once our, I pulled the meat to a serving dish and added a thickener to the sauce. Once thickened, pour back over the meat and enjoy.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Cooking doesn’t have to be intimidating!
FWIW, pot roasts are pretty simple to get right. (Pretty much just tossing everything into a pot and, uh, roasting it. Or a slow cooker/crockpot)
They do take a fair bit of time, but most of it’s hands off.
eatthecake@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I make a stew like this and the secret ingredient is teriyaki sauce. I very much recommend it.
CidVicious@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
If you can find a chuck roast for cheap enough it's pretty cost effective. Throw in a bunch of root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, whatever you want) to cook with it and it extends how far your food dollar goes quite a bit. These usually take a fair amount of time overall but a lot of that time is not active time.
motor_spirit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
psion1369@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
It was super tender and delicious. I don't have much in the way of poetry for you, but damn it was tasty.
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Is pot roast just stew?? Is meatloaf also something appetising?
psion1369@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
One of the best things ever is a proper meatloaf. Something even better is the next day using the leftovers in a sandwich.
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Like stew is great, pot roast sounds awful but that looks great.
What is meatloaf though? Beef? It sounds dry.
psion1369@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Meatloaf is ground beef, and if your smart, pork sausage mixed with some extra seasoning and stuff, shoved in a loaf pan, and baked until fully cooked through. There are different things you can put on top as it's being baked, my personal preference is bbq sauce. My wife likes a can of cream of mushroom soup.
Shirasho@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 1y
That sauce looks amazing. Great job!