*Simply Delicious Roast with Potatoes and Carrots!* ~Simplefoodcontest #6~
Have you ever had a roast that would just melt in your mouth! I always thought this was a difficult task to accomplish before I started cooking. Its really not! Its actually quite the opposite! This is one of those meals that you get going and leave it to cook for a couple hours (arent those the best) and come back to deliciousness!
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Come join me on this step by step tutorial, and see how easy it is for yourself!
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Ingredients
onion powder
garlic salt
kosher salt
(can use whatever salt you have available)
cracked pepper
olive oil, couple Tbsp.
2 cups of beef broth
potatoes
(small rounds or you can cut up regular russet or golden potatoes into inch chunks)
carrots
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For this recipe I prefer using a large heavy cast iron skillet that way I can transfer into oven easily. If you dont have one available to use, you can always start this in a regular skillet and transfer into a glass casserole dish, or fully prepare in a dutch oven.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 315 degrees.
First we want to get a very good sear on this hunk of beef! This will make for a deep rich ending flavor. Turn on burner at a medium high heat and allow cast iron to heat up till very hot (splash a drop of water in pan, when it sizzles its ready to go, 2-3 minutes).
While pan is getting ready, season up the meat. There really is no certain amount of seasoning to use, you just want a good covering. You can also add or take away seasonings to your liking. This is really a to your taste thing. I love using our basic seasonings, they literally work on everything! Make sure you season ALL sides.
When pan is hot, add in about 2 tablespoons of olive oil (or whatever oil you have available), swirl oil around pan to get a good covering and then add in the beef. Let sit on each side for a couple minutes to get a good crisp crust. Do this on EVERY side.
When done browning beef, remove from pan, and slowly (I mean slowly, this will sizzle, smoke and pop if youre not careful!) pour in beef broth, making sure to scrape all the yummy bits at the bottom of pan, thats straight flavor there!
Bring to a boil and add meat back into pan. Carefully (the pan is hot!) cover with aluminum foil, or oven proof lid. Put pan in preheated oven set to 315 degrees. It will cook for 2 hours.... Go outside and play with the kiddos, read a book, take a nap, whatever fancies you!When the 2 hours is up, carefully ( once again, pan is VERY hot) remove pan from oven. Remove foil, give the liquid a good stir. At this point, we will add in our potatoes and carrots.
(Note: You can also add other veggies if you want. We have had squash and zucchini and it was wonderful! You could also add in tomato paste to give this a tomato base flavor, completely up to you! If you do that, just add in 2-3 Tablespoons of the paste and stir very well then top with the veggies.)
Reapply foil, and put back into oven for another 30 minutes to a hour. I check after about 30 minutes, giving the potatoes a poke. You want the potatoes and carrots to be easily punctured with knife or fork. This took about 40 minutes for us this time. Totally a preference thing, if you like your taters a little tougher, by all means remove. If you like super soft, leave it in for longer. Make it work for you!
When veggies are to your liking, you can leave it as is, the juice from the meat is delicious as is OR you can do what we did and turn it into an Aujus gravy. To do this, remove the meat and veggies from the pan leacing the juice in the pan.
You can do this 2 ways, the really simple way using a packet mix or you can make your own using 1 Tbsp of beef bouillon and little corn starch/water slurry (You dont have to do the cornstarch part, but I like mine to have a little thickness to it.) Either way sprinkle in and stir well. Allow to go to a boil, stirring non stop until your desired thickness.
And thats it friends! Plate it up, add a little drizzle ( or a lot of drizzle ;) ) of the gravy and enjoy!!
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I hope you guys enjoy this simple and delicious recipe. This will easily feed a family of 4 and can be broken down for less or add more for more! Have a homecooked comfort food meal that will have your whole house smelling like heaven! Give it a try and report back, tell me how it came out for you. Change it up to fit your familys liking and please share with us what you did different! Im always looking for new ways to enjoy! Thanks for reading guys!
Until next time,
Peace, love, and beef!
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I'll be honest with you. You just made me freaking hungry as all get out. However I'm lazy so chances are I probs won't put in the effort. But I really want to cause I'm like hungry and stuff. Hey here's a thought... can I come eat with ya'll. I always rinse my dish after using cause I was raise with manners and stuff. I'm mad at you right now, because I blame you for this food porn making me all hungry and stuff.
LOL!! Come on by! Im in Texas! Let me know when youre on your way!
And we use paper plates so its all good! ;)
Sweet, I used to actually live in Dallas and also Denton. Now looking at that roast makes me regret leaving.
Really?! Im actually just an hour south of Dallas, straight down 45. Well, offer stands!
Thanks lol, sadly I'm in Detroit now
Yeaaaa, I cant promise its going to stay around till then! You ever had left over roast?!?! Mmmmmm.... !
a leftover roast sandwich so so good.. stop stop you making me hungry. look I'm trying to be friends with you but if you keep up with this taunting of that roast I'm just going to have to walk away.
Fine... okay okay! Im going to go have a roast sammich! You have a lovely day! ;)
I got hungry by looking at these photos. More food related posts I stumble upon, more tempted I am to eat more. Steemit is making me gain weight. lol
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Lol! Thanks for stopping by and reading! :)
Just like shopping, I should never read your articles on an empty stomach!
I'm famished now..
Namaste,
JaiChai
Hah! Thank you for stopping by and giving it a read! Now, go get something to eat!
It looks delicious & reminds me of the beef stew I make in the crock pot. I like prepping the ingredients the night before & then putting them in the pot the next morning to simmer for several hours. It creates a lovely aroma. My grandma used the crock pot a lot, so, it brings back good memories.
Definitely!! Crockpots are heaven on their own... I just dont have one big enough for this! But you could do this in the crock as well. And youre exactly right, chop down the meat and itll make a mean stew! Thanks for stopping by!
I like that you used baby carrots. That's what I do as well. Easier than chopping regular sized carrots.
Oh yes! The easier, the better!
(Also why I use those small potatoes, again no cutting!)
Haven't done that yet. It's a good idea. I like using yellow potatoes for stew.
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