Pot roast

[rootofnewt]

Sometimes the yummiest things are the simplest.

2.28lb chuck blade roast, boneless

Quickly brown roast on all sides in hot olive oil in pressure cooker. Add a large onion, minced. Bay leaf. Freshly ground sea salt & black pepper. One cup red wine, half cup water. Bring to pressure, rock gently for 35 minutes. Let cool naturally. Remove roast, thicken broth with cornstarch (dissolved in cold wate, natch).

We ate it over leftover brown rice. I'm sure it would've been great with celery, carrots, and potatoes, but we felt like eating immediately.

Notes: more salt, don't be afraid. Skip the water, go all wine.

It's the kind of food I grew up with, minus the wine. Simple, hearty, pressure cooked. Yum. I think I'll generally opt for the pressure cooker for pot roasts from now on. I'm really picky about my beef and can't stand toughness. The crockpot and slowcooking stovetop/oven methods haven't really made me happy. I think the pressure cooker wins.

Comments

[crankles.livejournal.com]

I recently acquired a pressure cooker that I have no idea how to use. It's new and in the box from what looks like the late sixties. It actually says in the instructions, "When the homemaker is cooking ..."

It has no instruction manual, but I found an online site that might be of help. I am slightly nervous, remembering my older sister's pressure cooker disaster from my childhood (otherwise known as "Stew on the Ceiling." I'm glad to know that you find them so useful.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Is it a Presto? If so, the company probably still has the manual. ;)

It probably has the same built-in "safety" features as mine. The one your sister used may have been an even older one . . . or not. Hard to tell.

There's always a bit of trepidation when the pressure cooker comes out, but it just makes things so much easier. Mom gave me mine years and years ago, but I just used it to cook cabbage + carrots + onions into a lovely stew for ages. I won't cook beans or rice in them, convinced that *will* clog the vent and explode.

[geeki.livejournal.com]

See hun, I dont see how you can want to go back to being a veggie with so many yummy meat dishes out there :)

I actually dont *own* a pressure cooker, but there is a fabulous recipe for a pot roast on Alton Brown's recipes (on Foodtv.com)

I *heart* Alton. He makes food yummy.

Pressure Cooker

[scottiemom.livejournal.com]

If your pressure cooker is really old, just inspect the safety valve. I have one that the bottom side has metal flaking off. You can buy all the parts for them on line. It is simple to change.

They are really quite simple to use.

Dale (Jocelyn's Mom)