September 22, 2010

Meat and Potatoes... and Beer (Dude Food) in the Crock Pot


Today is the first day of autumn! YAY! It also is getting up to 90 degrees. BOO! I would normally braise the chuck roast with the aid of the oven but there is no way I was about to make my poor air conditioning work that hard; therefore, I decided to use my crock pot. Are there any beef and beer lovers out there? If there ever was a "dude food", this would be it. Serve this with crusty bread and Au Jus.



Ingredients:

  • 2.5 to 3 lb chuck roast
  • 1/4 c vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 12 oz beer
  • 8 oz beef broth
  • 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 4 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:

  • Season the chuck roast generously with salt and pepper.
  • Over medium-high heat, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet. Add the chuck roast to the skillet, sear on all sides and set aside to rest.

  • Using the same skillet, turn the heat down to medium. Add the onions and cook until they just become tender. Add the garlic, cooking and stirring for about a minute.
  • Pour in the beer and deglaze, scraping up the brown bits from the pan.

  • Add the beef broth.

  • Whisk in the brown sugar and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.

  • Add the potatoes in the bottom of the crock pot. Season with salt, pepper, parsley and bay leaf.
  • Place the chuck roast on top of the potatoes. Pour the contents of the skillet over all. Season again with salt and pepper, if desired.

  • Cover and cook on low setting for 8 hours, until fork tender. Don't forget to remove the bay leaf!
  • Serve with crusty bread and Au Jus.
  • Enjoy!

4 comments:

  1. Love it! Love it more because it does not require that my oven be turned on. Like you, it is still in the 90's. I am so ready for some cooler weather.

    Thanks for sharing this great recipe.

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  2. This is great! It looks delicious! Cool here a couple of days ago, now it's back in the 90's. It will probably snow tomorrow! ;)

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  4. Thanks, guys! These would be SO good turned into drip beef sandwiches. I wish I would have had the right bread for it. Velva, we have an entire week of hot weather to look forward to! Seriously!? It's almost OCTOBER! Pam, I would welcome snow at this point! lol

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