Applejuiceroast Recipes

APPLE FLAVORED POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place the roast in a roasting pan or large casserole dish. Fill the dish with about 1/2 inch of water, then stir in the apple juice concentrate. Sprinkle soy sauce over the top of the roast. Make several small slits in the roast and stuff pieces of garlic into them. Season the roast with onion soup mix. Cover with aluminum foil or a lid.
• Bake for 2 hours in the preheated oven, then remove from the oven and add the carrots and potatoes. Cover again, and continue to cook for an additional 2 hours, or until roast is fork tender.

EASY PORK ROAST IN APPLE JUICE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. On top of the stove with medium temperature, add oil to a dutch oven (with a lid) and add the diced onions and peppers. Sauté the vegetables for about 5 minutes until soft.
• 3. Rub the pork roast liberally with a pork seasoning mixture. (Or make a rub by mixing as desired: 1-2 Tbsps. brown sugar, and 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. each paprika, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, and 1/4 tsp. pepper, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.)
• 4. Set the roast with the rub on the sautéd onions and peppers. Add the apple juice.
• 5. Cover the dutch oven with the lid and put into the oven. Set the timer for 1 hour.
• 6. After an hour, check the liquid level. Add water if necessary to maintain the original liquid level. Turn the oven down to 275 degrees. Set the timer for one hour.
• 7. After the second hour, check the liquid level again and add water if necessary to maintain the original liquid level. Maintaining 275 degrees, roast for 1 more hour.
• 8. After the roast has been in the oven for 3 hours, remove the pot from the oven and allow to set for 15 - 30 minutes.
• 9. The roast is now ready to pull or slice: Remove any fat that is visible. Pull or slice and add meat to the cooking liquid for serving. (Or put roast and cooking liquid in a plastic container and refrigerate the roast whole in the cooking liquid and slice when cold. Discard any congealed fat.)
• 10. Note: I usually freeze serving sizes of sliced meat and cooking liquid. In the cooking liquid, this meat freezes and warms well!!
• 11. Serve warmed pork with teriyaki or barbecue sauce as desired.

APPLE AND ONION BEEF POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown roast on all sides. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add water to the skillet, stirring to loosen any browned bits; pour over roast. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Top with apple and onion. , Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the meat is tender., Remove roast and onion; let stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Strain cooking liquid into a saucepan, discarding apple. Bring liquid to a boil; cook until reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir in browning sauce. Stir into cooking liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with beef and onion.

APPLE JUICE ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Cook onions in 1 tablespoon butter in dutch oven until tender-crisp; set aside.
• 2. Brown roast in remaining butter or shortening in dutch oven over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes or until browned on both sides.
• 3. Pierce entire surface of meat with fork.
• 4. Combine apple juice, ketchup, salt, pepper, thyme, mustard and basil; add to meat.
• 5. Top meat with reserved cooked onions; cover and cook slowly 2 1/2 hours or until almost tender.
• 6. Brush sweet potatoes with lemon juice for bright color; add to meat.
• 7. Continue cooking, covered, 30 to 40 minutes or until meat and potatoes are tender.
• 8. Place meat and potatoes on warm platter.
• 9. Sprinkle potatoes with chopped parsley or garinish with apple rings and parsley, if desired.
• 10. Serve gravy over sliced meat.
• 11. NOTE: After apple juice mixture is added to browned meat, it may be marinated in the refrigerator until 3 to 4 hours before serving time; turn meat several times.
• 12. If dutch oven is cast iron, transfer to a glass dish.
• 13. GRAVY: Skim excess fat from cooking liquid; add water if needed to make 1 1/2 cups.
• 14. Mix 1/2 cup water and 2 tablespoons unbleached flour; stir gradually into cooking liquid.
• 15. Heat to boiling; cook, stirring 3 to 5 minutes.
• 16. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• 17. Gravy may be served in large apple that has been scooped out, if desired.