Lazy Bachelors Pot Roast Recipes

LAZY DAY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Wrap tightly in aluminum foil after salting and peppering to your taste. Make sure you have this on a pan the will catch any seeping juices.
• Put in a preheated 250 degree oven and bake for 5-6 hours. Turns out beautifully with enough natural juices to make gravy if desired.

SIMPLE BEEF POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Pour vegetable oil into a large oven-safe pot over medium-high heat. Season the chuck roast with salt and black pepper. Brown the meat on both sides in the hot oil, and transfer to a plate.
• Stir carrots, celery, and onion into the pot, and cook and stir until vegetables start to release their juices, about 3 minutes; loosen any brown flavor bits on the bottom of the pot. Add butter, and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Then sprinkle in rosemary, stir the vegetables, and return the roast to the pot. Cover the pot with a lid.
• Roast in the preheated oven until the chuck roast is tender, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Season vegetables with additional salt and black pepper, if desired.

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

EASY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Score roast on top and sides, and place in a medium sized oven bag. Combine water, soup mix, and Worcestershire sauce; pour over roast. Arrange vegetables around meat. Place oven bag on a roasting pan.
• Place roast in oven, and immediately reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Bake for 1 1/2 hours for medium well done, or adjust time for desired doneness.

LAZY BACHELOR'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Take the piece of meat you're going to use and if it's a large piece, nick it deeply so that it will cook faster. Put it in a caserole or cooking tray deep enough so that the sauce can cover the meat.
• If there are several pieces or thinner (ribbs, steaks, chicken wings, chicken legs) put them as they are in a cooking caserole (preferably stainless steel) or a cooking tray, deep enough so that the sauce will cover the meat.
• Take the seasoning above, except for the tomatoes, and potatoes, mix them well and sprinkle over the meat. You can also add smoked ham for instance, or even perform small cuts into the meat and insert in them pieces of smoked bacon and cloves of garlic. This procedure should be applied especially in drier meats (beef, mutton, turkey).
• Add water so as to cover the meat entirely, but not over the meat level. You should let the water be slightly less than meat size.
• Put it in the heated oven for about 30-45 minutes. The oven should be at approximately 200-220 degrees Celsius. After that add the minced tomatoes and the potatoes and if necessary a bit more water and cook for another 30 minutes. Check if done. That's it. If you don't add the potatoes, carrots or tomatoes, you can simply put it in the oven and forget about it for about 1-1,5 hours.

BACHELOR ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Score roast in several places.
• 2. Sprinkle with spices if desired.
• 3. Put a slice of onion in each score. Sear well on all sides in oil. Remove and drain.
• 4. Place roast in foil lined pan. Pour catsup and coke over and seal foil loosely.
• 5. Cook in oven 325 degrees F for 3 hours.