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How to Cook the Perfect Pot Roast
by Shauna Hanus

Description: Tips for cooking a perfect pot roast.
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Pot roasts are a throw back from past generations where Sunday dinner at grandma’s house was a weekly tradition. Today many new cooks are intimidated by pot roasts and have never even tried cooking a pot roast. A pot roast dinner is actually a low cost highly nutritious way to serve an easy to fix hot meal.

Pot roasts are usually the cuts of beef known as the rump roast which is part of the steers leg or the chuck roast which is part of the steers shoulder. Pot roast meat is usually less expensive per pound than meats such as a tenderloin or sirloin tip which makes it an ideal choice for many families.

Because of the well marbled meat in a pot roast the fat and connective tissue make for a surprisingly tender flavorful and moist meal. Pot roasts should be slow cooked by a moist method such as braising or in a crock pot until the meat is well done. By slow cooking pot roast this inexpensive cut of meat is transformed into a tender rich and flavorful cut of meat. The palatable texture of a slow cooked pot roast blends wonderfully with cooked carrots, onions and potatoes allowing for an almost effortless meal.


Visitor comment: I like cooking a roast in the crockpot. Today for our Sunday dinner, we had one cooked in my brand new crockpot. I thought it would be a great way to break it in, so I got a 3 1/2 lb. roast, some of those small new potatoes, some carrots, some of those pearl onions, celery, mushrooms, beef gravy mix, ranch dressing and Italian dressing mix, with some brown gravy mix. That turned out so wonderful. My son Jesse, warmed up some French bread, and his friend Cathy, made a tossed green salad. We had for dessert either watermelon, or vanilla ice cream with sliced strawberries. Did we ever pig out. A good meal like that is I praise God for one of life's little pleasures...James

Here is a simple pot roast recipe that will surely please your budget as well as your palate.

Pot Roast Recipe:

In a crock pot or other slow cooker combine:

1 rump roast or chuck roast
1 bay leaf
1/2 onion, sliced in large chunks
1 large carrot, sliced in large chunks
12 peppercorns
1 tsp of salt
Enough water or broth either chicken or vegetable to cover half way up the roast

Slow cook on low for 4-5 hours remove the pot roast from the liquid and serve with roasted potatoes and carrots.


Visitor comment: Leave out the water in that recipe. The meat will cook in its own juices and be much more tender and flavorful... this is my mom's secret!...Paula

Shauna Hanus is a gourmet cook who specializes in creating gourmet recipes. She has extensive experience cooking with easy to find grocery items to create delightful gourmet meals. She is also the publisher of a no cost bi-monthly gourmet newsletter. Her newsletter is always fun and informational packed with tips and trivia you can use everyday. Sign up for her newsletter and learn more about Gourmayeats Weekly Recipe Club at http://www.gourmayeats.com

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