Fancy Yankee Pot Roast Recipes

FANCY YANKEE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large cast iron dutch oven, over medium heat.
• Sauté onion until golden.
• Thoroughly dredge the beef in flour, covering all surfaces.
• Add to the pan and brown on all sides.
• Add the carrots, beef broth, wine, thyme, black pepper, and salt.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until meat is falling apart tender, turning the meat occasionally (it took me about five hours).
• When meat is falling apart tender, remove it from the broth along with the thyme sprigs and veggies.
• Add cornstarch to water, stir until dissolved and add to broth stirring until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Enjoy.

FANCY YANKEE POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a large, heavy flameproof casserole, preferably cast iron, over medium heat, heat the olive oil and saute the onions until golden. Thoroughly dredge the beef in the flour, covering all the surfaces. Add to the pan and brown on all sides. The flour may cause the onions to burn slightly. This is good and will add lots of flavor. Add the carrots, celery, beef broth, wine, thyme, black pepper, and salt to taste. Reduce heat, partially cover, and barely simmer for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, turning the beef occasionally. Remove the carrots and celery when they are cooked and reserve. When the beef is falling-apart tende, remove it from the broth. Remove the thyme sprigs. Knead the butter and 2 tablespoons flour together until thoroughly combined. Add the mixture to the broth and stir with a wooden spoon until you have a sauce the consistency of buttermilk. Remove from the heat. To serve, slice the beef and arrange on a platter. Cover with some of the sauce. Put the remaining sauce in a bowl or gravy boat. Arrange the carrots and celery attractively on the beef platter. Garnish with fresh thyme sprigs, if you like. Serve immediately.

YANKEE POT ROAST

Steps:

• You need a heavy gauge pot with at least 6 inch sides and a cover. Tie and season the roast. Let it sit out while you large dice all the vegetables, leave the garlic whole and lightly chop the herbs.
• Heat pan (Medium/High) add oil and sear the meat on all sides until light brown. This should take about 10 minutes; try not to move too much to get good coloring. Remove meat and add vegetables.
• Lightly caramelize the vegetables and scrap the fondt off the bottom of the pan. Make sure to add the denser vegetables first. Add herbs and cook until they become fragrant.
• Add roast back in and ladle stock around the roast. Cover and cook in a 325 degree oven for 2.5 hours turning the roast every half hour.
• Remove from the oven and take the meat out of the pot and strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer.
• At this point you can add the vegetables that you want to serve with the roast into the pot with the strained liquid and the roast. Cook this covered in the oven for an additional 30-40 minutes.
• The garnish is all about preference. Traditionally it is carrot, potato, turnip, onion and celery. You can get creative and add mushrooms, tomatoes and even hardy greens such as Swiss chard or spinach.