Monday, December 31, 2007
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Home Style Pot Roast
Ingredients
- 1 chuck pot roast (4-5 lbs)
- 3 carrots
- 6 stalks of celery including leaves
- 2 medium onion
- 2 cups of red wine
- 1-2 cups of stock
- 1 tbsp of minced garlic
- 2 tsp of salt
- pepper to taste
- 3 large cloves of garlic
- olive oil
Instructions
- Slice the large cloves of garlic into 2 long halves. Slice holes in the pot roast and stuff the garlic slices into the roast. Stuff the garlic on both top and bottom side. Pat the roast dry.
- Wash the celery and carrots. Chopped them into large chunks. Chop the onions.
- In a large deep pot drizzle olive oil, enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Heat the pot on medium heat until the bottom is nice and hot.
- Place the roast into the pot and brown the bottom for about 4 minutes, until it has a nice crust.
- Flip the roast and brown the top for the same amount of time. Brown the sides until they develop a nice crust, probably amount 1 minute per edge.
- Take the roast out and rest it on a plate.
- Add addititional olive oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Add the chopped onions and saute them until they are just wilted.
- Add the celery and carrots and saute them until they begin to release some juice.
- Add salt and garlic and continue cooking. When the garlic is cooked, add the roast back to the mixture.
- Add the wine and let it come to a light boil. Add the stock and let the stew come to a light boil again.
- Turn the heat down and simmer the roast with the vegetables until the roast is tender.
- Turn the roast periodically. Roast will be done in about 3-4 hours. When the roast in done, remove it from the stew and set aside in a covered dish.
- Take a handblender and puree the liquid. This will make a really nice thick sauce.
- The roast can be returned to the pot or served as is.
- Serve sauce on ziti or wide style noodles. For a change serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
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LIGHT AND SAVORY COLE SLAW--HOLD THE MAYO
We love our version of Cole Slaw because it is light and contains no mayonnaise. It is also a good way to use up left over cabbage. When we make moo-shoo, we usually just use 1/2 of the head of cabbage, now you can use the other half of the cabbage in this recipe.
This is a great way to eat your vegetables and has plenty of fiber and anti-oxidants!
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 head of cabbage
- 2 carrots
- 1/2 red onion
- (optional) 1 cup of shredded red cabbage
- Salt and pepper to taste
- about a 1/4 cup of Good Seasons Italian dressing.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Core the cabbage.
- Thinly chop the cabbage. Wash and rinse in a salad spinner
- Chop carrots into thin, match stick size.
- Thinly chop the red onion.
- Place all the ingredients in a large container with a lid. Mix the ingredients.
- Add Good Seasons Italian salad dressing and thoroughly mix everything.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover and let it rest in the refrigerator for about an hour. This will help the veggies to wilt a bit and also chilled them, keeping them crunchy.
This a great treat to serve at a tailgate picnic or a barbecue. In winter time it makes a great lunch side dish for the working stiffs in the family.
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10:07 PM
Labels: American, Recipe Ideas, Vegetarian