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Title: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: Smokin Don on February 19, 2015, 01:45:45 AM
Feb 18 2015

It feels like we are in a deep freeze here in NW Ohio! It is 3 deg. right now and a high of 5 deg. tomorrow! I just looked at the temps across the US and its cold everywhere! The only place that looked half warm was CA a high of 59 deg.

One of our favorite winter meals; a beef pot roast sure tasted good tonight. I knew when I picked out this beef chuck roast at Sam’s it would be tender. I got up early and got it in the Crockpot at 7:30. I seasoned with a little salt and pepper and seared; then on some sliced onions, deglazed the skillet and added that to the pot. I then added a half a lager beer and beef broth to come up half way on the meat.  I put it on high to get heated for a half hour then set it to low and I went back to bed a while.

I got up at 9:00 and cleaned about 6 carrots and two parsnips and added them to the Crockpot. After lunch I made up a pint of Creole mustard. I will post the recipe for it tomorrow.

At 4:00 I removed the roast and got rid of the fat and skimmed some of the fat from the pot; then added the meat back in.

At 5:00 I baked a take home baguette and made some mashed potatoes. At 5:30 I mixed a packet of Pioneer brown gravy mix with a half cup of water and added that to the Crockpot to make some good gravy.

We ate at 6:00 and with some bread and butter it all hit the spot! That was some of the most tender beef I have had in a while. The gravy had great flavor too.

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Smokin Don
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: sliding_billy on February 19, 2015, 01:49:19 AM
That is a nice looking piece of meat Don.
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: akruckus on February 19, 2015, 04:47:01 AM
That is what is needed with the cold like this!
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: ACW3 on February 19, 2015, 05:08:42 AM
That sure is hearty cold weather food!  Plate me!

Art
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: Pam Gould on February 19, 2015, 06:20:27 AM
Perfect, Don, I make mine like that to. Nice chunk o'beef.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ. 
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: Wingman on February 19, 2015, 06:51:13 AM
That plate was speaking to me SD.  Beautiful!
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: TMB on February 19, 2015, 09:26:21 AM
Where was my invite?  That looks wonderful.. ;)
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: TentHunteR on February 19, 2015, 10:03:01 AM
That pot roast looks incredible. Perfect cold weather food.


But I do have one concern:   I notice you used "half a lager beer,"  and I sure do hate to see things go to waste.  You did the "frugal" thing and made sure the other half got drank used later... right?  :D
Title: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: Pappymn on February 19, 2015, 10:13:04 AM
Blue plate special of deliciousness!
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Post by: drholly on February 19, 2015, 10:23:05 AM
That is a fine looking pot roast! Very nice cook.
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: hikerman on February 19, 2015, 10:49:42 AM
That pot roast looks incredible. Perfect cold weather food.

Ditto on this! Very nice cook buddy!
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: Smokerjunky on February 19, 2015, 11:02:35 AM
Now THAT'S what I call comfort food - it all looks fantastic Don!!
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: nylic76 on February 19, 2015, 11:26:52 AM
Looks good.
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Post by: Savannahsmoker on February 19, 2015, 11:47:01 AM
Mighty fine.
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: sparky on February 19, 2015, 01:25:16 PM
do me a favor.  move to northern cali.   ;)  this is to much of all the good stuff.  looks like breakfast.   :)
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 19, 2015, 06:50:41 PM
Fantabulous Don!
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Post by: TwoPockets on February 19, 2015, 07:13:36 PM
That looks delicious!
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Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 19, 2015, 09:08:00 PM
Looks great Don, nicely done. ;)
Title: Re: Beef Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
Post by: fishingbouchman on February 19, 2015, 11:57:34 PM
Yum yum