Posted on 05/05/2010 11:27:55 AM PDT by StopBigGovt
So easy a caveman can do it. But I prefer pork, the infidel’s meat.
My wife makes a similar crockpot dish with venison filets.
Delicious!
Gotta tell you I’ts a refreshing post after the depressing ones I’ve been reading.
Thanks.
That sounds delicious. When I try it I’m going to add some mushrooms sauteed in olive oil, garlic and then simmered in a little white wine. I also like big chunks of garlic and onions in my pot roast :)
Don’t forget the can of anchovies, minced up really fine.
And before you think, gross, no way ... you’re using worcestershire sauce, right? Just British fish sauce, made from anchovies.
It’s how I do mine.
However, once put the meat into the crock pot, I pour the wine into the skillet. I use it so deglaze the skillet, adding a tablespoon of butter and sometimes I add some half & half.
It makes a nice sort of gravy that I pour over the meat and veggies before I begin to cook them.
I had some bad luck with the cut of meat I bought last time. I wanted (thought I got) an English roast but the meat was tough.
Any suggestions?
You don’t even need the wine. Just put meat, veggies (lots of carrots and onions because they seem to disappear!) and water along with your choice of seasonings in the pot and let ‘er go all day. Can’t be beat.
Oh, yes...I love pork too! We mix it up...pork, then beef, then chicken... Gotta keep things spiced up, just like life! :)
Wow, venison filets in the crockpot—that sounds delicious!
Yea, we all need something lighter to read after hearing all the bad news recently. Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Garlic and onion—sounds like we do the same kind of cooking. My family loves the aroma of those two sauteeing! Your combo sounds good—just remember mushrooms soak up liquid. I tend to dice up the onion and celery finely because then my kids don’t notice it as much and eat it (unknowingly). LOL.
Hey Joe,
Looks good! What kind of roast is that? There are so many cuts that will work for beef pot roast. One of my faves is the chuck shoulder roast.
Wow, hadn’t thought of anchovies, but I’m going to have to try that next time!
Yep, I’ve had that same bad luck with an English roast. Wouldn’t recommend that for the pot roast in the crockpot. I’ve had great results with 7-bone chuck roast and chuck shoulder roast (bone-in or boneless).
I like the way you’re deglazing the pan and adding that to the crockpot concoction. Good stuff!
I have a crockpot but the interior is only 2 inches deep and 9.5 inches across. It is old but works. The chuck roasts I buy are at least 1.5 inches thick. No room for potatoes, carrots and onions. Shoot!
I never heard of a 7-bone roast. What is that?
You can also switch it up by using white wine and Yukon Gold potatoes. We have also used yams/sweet potatoes as the kids love them.
It is delicious, and free is good too.
I have a butcher who leaves the bone in for me. It really does make it better.
A crosscut beef roast from the shoulder blade portion of the chuck primal. It gets its name from the crosscut of bone within the roast that is shaped like a "7". The 7-bone roast is one of the most popular for pot-roasting. It is also known as the center cut pot roast and the chuck roast center cut.
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