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I like this picture best, with the sunlight on the plate, but the hubs feels the meat is not “present”, hidden within the shadows. |
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The hubs likes this one better – no sunlight, but flash on the camera. |
I love Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman. All 3 of us do, actually. We all watch her show, I’ve read her book, own her cookbooks and enjoy her recipes. One of my favorites is her Perfect Pot Roast. When I tried this recipe earlier this year, I had not made pot roast in 10 years. I’d given up! Whether I did it on the stove or in the slow cooker, it turned out blah, tough and dry. I decided to give it another try with Ree’s recipe. The 1st time I made it, I liked it. It was flavorful, it fell apart nicely, but it was a little dry. The 2nd time I made it was at my mom’s. I cooked it a little longer, but she did not have an oven proof pan with a lid and all she had on hand was top round, not chuck roast. It was a little dry, too. But everyone loved the flavor. My mom had not made a pot roast in several years, either, and said she would definitely start making pot roast again with this recipe.
Tonight I made it for the 3rd time. I used a chuck roast from Wegmans and cooked it for 4 hours, even though it was less than 2.5 pounds. It came out perfectly! Using the right meat and cooking it longer was the key. I hope you try her recipe. It really is pretty simple and you will be a hero to those to whom you serve it.
I served it with mashed potatoes and made some gravy from the pan juices and some masa. I usually make terrible mashed potatoes so that is the hubs’ job now. But tonight, I decided to try them and they turned out beautifully – so fluffy, smooth and flavorful. I made a perfect dinner tonight! I’m sure that means the next 4 months of dinners will probably turn out crappy, but it will be worth it! ;o)
I served it with mashed potatoes and made some gravy from the pan juices and some masa. I usually make terrible mashed potatoes so that is the hubs’ job now. But tonight, I decided to try them and they turned out beautifully – so fluffy, smooth and flavorful. I made a perfect dinner tonight! I’m sure that means the next 4 months of dinners will probably turn out crappy, but it will be worth it! ;o)