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Yankee Beef Platter



Ingredients
4 pound beef, chuck roast
1 tablespoon onion, dried, minced
2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper, ground
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1 each bay leaf
1 cup wine, red
1 cup celery, thinly sliced
1 cup onion soup, condensed
2 tablespoon flour
1 braised leeks, see below
Directions:

Trim excess fat from beef; pierce meat all over
with a fork; place in a large glass bowl.
Sprinkle with onion,
salt, pepper, cloves.
Add bay leaf and wine to bowl.
Refrigerate,
turning meat several times, overnight to marinate.

When ready to cook meat, remove from marinade; pat dry with paper
towels.
Brown in a large skillet.
Place beef in slow cooker, stir
in marinade, plus celery, garlic and onion soup, cover.
Cook on Low
for 10 hours or on High for 6 hours, or until beef is tender when
pierced with a fork.

Remove beef to a heated platter and keep warm.
Turn heat control to
High.
Combine flour and 1/4 cup cold water in a cup, stir into
liquid in slow cooker until well-blended; cover; simmer 15
minutes.

Carve part of the roast into 1/4 inch thick slices.
Arrange slices
with rest of roast and Braised leeks on a large serving platter.
Add parsley potatoes and steamed whole carrots, if you wish.
Serve
gravy separately to spoon over all.

BRAISED leeks: Trim roots and about half of the green tops from 1
bunch of leeks.
Split each leek lengthwise; wash well.
Arrange
pieces, cut side down in a large skillet.
Add just enough water to
cover.
Bring to boil, cover.
Simmer 5 minutes, drain, return to
pan.
Add 3 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt
and celery salt.
Cook slowly 5 minutes longer or until leeks are
tender.
Green onions can be substituted for the leeks, use 2
bunches sliced in 3 inch pieces and cook a total of 6 minutes.

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