Friday, December 21, 2012

The Pot Roast Recipe from the Gods

Start with the good stuff: prime boneless beef chuck. It helps to tie it with string.

Those Other Ingredients:

  • Onion (chopped, as much as you can fit in the pot)
  • Ketchup- just a bit
  • Worcester Sauce- just a bit
  • Garlic (fresh chopped and powder)- lots
  • Paprika- some
  • Salt and Pepper- plenty
  • A dash of Rosemary
  • A dash of Thyme
  • Pomegranate Juice- a whole bottle of it
  • Beef bullion- enough
  • *Baby carrots, celery, and red potato at your own discretion

This is why I love crockpots: take all the above ingredients and stick them in the pot. Place on low heat. Let cook for about 8 hours. Eat.

Ok, it's only slightly less complicated than this. For the potatoes one should wait until about 3 hours before serving, then put the potatoes into the pot. Otherwise they get overcooked.

Bonus Points! If you want to make a quick glaze for the roast, smother that hunk of meat in wine and a few tablespoons of flour about an hour before serving. You can't go wrong.

And yes, the pomegranate juice is the secret ingredient. Feel honored; I know I did.

In the end, you might just get something that looks like this:

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