Every time I research a
recipe, I almost never find one that I love in its entirety. It’s always missing something “I think” would
make it taste just a little better. J I will usually get a general idea how it’s
made and then just start writing away all of the additional ingredients I would
like in my dish and remove what I do not like.
Although this dish is called Balsamic Pot Roast, it does not have a
strong acidic taste. It was truly very
delicious and all the ingredients balanced out perfectly.
What you need:
1.
4-5 lb Beef Chuck Roast
2.
2 Cups of Beef Broth (low sodium)
3.
½ Cup of Light Brown Sugar
4.
¼ Cup of
Balsamic Vinegar
5.
1 tablespoon of Soy Sauce
6.
1 tablespoon of Adobo (Garlic Powder)
7.
Course Black Pepper
8.
½ teaspoon of Dried Rosemary
9.
½ teaspoon of Red Pepper Flakes
10. 6
cloves of minced garlic (fresh)
11. Zest
of a whole Orange
12. 10
Pearl Onions
13. 5
Sprigs of Fresh Rosemary
14. 2
Bay Leaves
15. 6
Fresh Sage Leaves
16. ½
a Cup of Red Wine (I used Cabernet Sauvignon)
17. 3
tablespoons of Corn Starch
18. 1
Bag of Baby Carrots
19. 4
Whole Celery Sticks (rough chop)
20. 4
Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil
What you need to do:
·
Heat the oil in a skillet on high heat.
·
Season the meat with Adobo and course black
pepper to taste.
·
Sear the meat on all sides
·
Place the meat in the crock pot
·
In a bowl whisk the following:
o Beef
broth
o Brown
Sugar
o Balsamic
Vinegar
o Soy
Sauce
o Red
Pepper Flakes
o Minced
Garlic (fresh)
o Orange
Zest
o Dried
Rosemary
·
Back at the Crockpot arrange the carrots,
celery, bay leaves, rosemary sprigs, sage leaves and pearl onions on top and
around the meat.
·
Pour the liquid that we whisked above
·
Add the red wine over it all
·
Set the Crockpot on low heat for 10 hours
·
Take 1½ - 2 cups of the liquid and add the corn
starch, whisk over medium high heat until it had a gravy consistency to pour
over meat and mashed potatoes.
Serve with garlic mashed
potatoes and corn. I seasoned my corn
with course black pepper and butter and the mashed potatoes, I made with buttermilk
instead of regular milk. Everything was
delicious and went very well together. Although there are a lot of ingredients, this
dish was very easy to prepare. I set the
Crockpot before leaving for work and when I got home at 6, dinner was DONE! And my house smelled AMAZING!! Hope you guys like it!!
HAPPY COOKING!
