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Roast Recipes

Roast Beef and Cheddar Pockets

by Taylor Evans, GA Beef Bites

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups shredded chuck roast (cooked)

  • 16 oz whole wheat or regular refrigerated pizza dough or (butter flavored biscuit dough)

  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided

  • 2/3 cup diced sweet onion

  • 1 egg white, lightly beaten

  • ½ cup light dairy sour cream

  • Chopped chives (optional garnish)

Directions:

Preheat oven 375°F. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 12 by 19 inch rectangle. Cut into 8 rectangles, 4 by 5 ½.

 

Combine beef, 1 ½ cups cheese, and onion in large bowl; mix well. Divide beef mixture into eighths; press mixture and place lengthwise in center of rectangles. Fold long sides of rectangle over filling, pressing to seal. Place on ungreased shallow-rimmed baking sheet. Brush with egg white. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese. Cut small slit in top of each pocket to vent. 

 

Bake for 13 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with sour cream. Garnish with chives if desired.

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Beef and Barley Stew

by Rachel Johnson

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided

  • 2 lbs chuck roast, cut into ¾ inch cubes

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 cup chopped carrots

  • 1 cup chopped celery

  • 2 cups chopped yellow onion

  • 3 Tbsp tomato paste

  • 4 cloves garlic, minced

  • 6 cups beef broth

  • 4 cups water

  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme

  • ½ cup pearled barley

  • Fresh parsley for serving (optional)

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Directions:

  1. In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat.

  2. Pat beef dry with a paper towel; season with salt and pepper. Working in batches, sear beef until deeply browned (about 3 minutes on each side), making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Repeat with remaining beef. Transfer to a plate; set aside.

  3. Add remaining oil, carrots, celery and onion to pot. Sauté until soft (about 5 minutes). Add tomato paste and garlic; cook 1 minute longer.

  4. Add broth, water and thyme; season with salt and pepper to taste. Return beef to pot.

  5. Bring soup to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until beef is tender (about 45 minutes).

  6. Add barley to pot; cover and cook another 45 minutes or until barley is tender.

  7. Garnish with parsley (if desired); serve with warm, crusty bread.

Photo credit: Progressive Farmer (dtnpf.com)

Slow-Cooker French Dip

by Lisa Foust Prator from Successful Farmer Magazine

Ingredients:

  • 4 pounds boneless rump roast or chuck roast

  • 1 12oz can or bottle beer

  • 1 10.5oz can condensed French onion soup

  • 1 14.5oz can low sodium beef broth

  • 8 French rolls

  • 2 tablespoons butter

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Directions:

Trim fat from roast and place in slow cooker. Pour in beer, onion soup, and beef broth. Cover and cook on Low setting for 10-12 hours or High setting for 5-6 hours. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Split French rolls and arrange on baking sheet; spread with butter. Toast for 5 minutes or until golden. Remove roast from cooker and thinly slice on the diagonal or shred with two forks. Pile sliced beef onto heated rolls. Strain juice, if desired. Serve with jus for dipping. Add your favorite condiments.

Classic Beef Wellington

by Taylor Evans from GA Beef Bites

Ingredients:

  • 1 beef tenderloin roast (about 2 pounds)

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon pepper, divided

  • 8 ounces mushrooms

  • 1 large shallot

  • 2 tablespoons dry red wine

  • 2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard

  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme

  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (1/2 package), thawed

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Directions:

Heat ½ teaspoon oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat until hot. Combine salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Press evenly onto all surfaces of tenderloin. Place in skillet and brown evenly. Remove roast from skillet. Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Place mushrooms and shallots into food processor, pulse on and off about 10 times until finely chopped. Do not over process. Heat remaining ½ teaspoon oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushroom and shallot; cook 4-6 minutes until tender and all liquid is evaporated, stirring often. Add wine; cook 2-3 minutes until all liquid is evaporated. Stir in mustard, thyme, remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes. Remove from skillet to medium bowl; cool. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and place in oven. Unfold pastry dough on lightly floured cutting board. Roll pastry out to 12 x 9 inch rectangle; lay dough with shortest edge toward you. Spread mushroom mixture onto pastry dough, leaving ½ inch border around edge of dough. Place roast in center of mushrooms. Fold pastry dough neatly around roast, stretching dough if necessary. Cut off excess pastry dough; press to seal overlapping edges. Remove baking sheet from oven and dust lightly with flour. Place pastry-wrapped roast, seam-side down, on baking sheet. Cut 4 (2-inch) vents in top of pastry. Bake in 425 degree F oven 35 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and instant-read thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 135 degrees F for medium-rare; 150 degrees F for medium. Transfer the beef to a carving board. Let stand 10 minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise about 10 degrees F to reach 145 degrees for medium-rare; 160 degrees F for medium.) Carve into slices and serve with your favorite vegetables.

Slow-Cooker Shredded Beef Variations

by Taylor Evans from GA Beef Bites

Ingredients:

  • 1 shoulder roast (2-3 lb)

  • 1 tablespoon oil

  • 1 large onion

  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic

  • Salt and pepper

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Directions:

Season roast with salt and pepper or your favorite seasonings. Heat oil in skillet until hot, sear on all sides. Place sliced onion and garlic in bottom of crock pot. Place roast on top. (We added 1 cup of beef broth to the pot). Cover and cook on HIGH 5 to 6 hours or LOW 9 to 10 hours or until the roast is fork tender. Remove the roast from the cooker. Skim the fat from the cooking liquid and reserve 1 cup of onion mixture. Shred meat with 2 forks. Combine beef and onion mixture. Continue as directed in recipe variations, as desired.

 

Variations:

 

Mexican Shredded Beef: Combine tomato or tomatillo salsa and beef mixture. Place in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover, vent, and microwave until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve in warmed flour or corn tortillas topped with pico de gallo, sliced avocados, shredded cheese, chopped cilantro and/or chopped white or green onions as desired. 

 

BBQ Shredded Beef: Combine prepared barbecue sauce and beef mixture. Place in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover, vent, and microwave until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve on whole-wheat rolls topped with creamy horseradish sauce, coleslaw, Cheddar cheese slices, chopped green bell pepper and/or canned French-fried onions as desired.

 

Asian Shredded Beef: Combine prepared hoisin or teriyaki sauce and beef mixture. Place in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover, vent, and microwave until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve in lettuce or cabbage cups topped with shredded carrots, sliced cucumbers, chopped fresh cilantro or mint, sriracha or crushed red pepper flakes and/or peanuts, as desired. 

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Street Tacos

Ingredients:

  • Old El Paso Barbacoa Beef Street Taco Kit*

  • Small onion chopped

  • 1 cup water or beef broth

  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar

  • Seasoning from the kit

  • 1 chuck roast

 

 

Directions:

Place chopped onion in bottom of crock pot. Put chuck roast on top of onions. Pour water and apple cider vinegar in pot. Sprinkle seasoning packet on roast. Turn on low and cook 8-9 hours (until you get home from work). Shred meat and make tacos your way.

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*Note* This is just the kit we used, you can always use another brand or your own recipe. The kit includes flour tortillas, the barbacoa seasoning packet, and a mild salsa verde.

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Slow-Cooker French Dip Sandwiches

by MrFood.com

Ingredients:

  • 1 (3-4 lb) chuck roast

  • 2 cups beef broth

  • ½ cup soy sauce

  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary

  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme

  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 8 French or sub rolls split in half

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Directions:

​Place roast in a 3-quart slow cooker. In a medium bowl combine beef broth, soy sauce and spices. Pour over roast. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until meat is very tender. Remove meat from broth; place on cutting board, and shred with 2 forks, removing any fat or gristle. Place meat on rolls. Strain broth and pour over meat or pour into bowls for dipping. 

Chuck Roast

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 lb Chuck Roast

  • Salt, pepper, garlic, or seasoning of your choice

  • 2/3 cup chopped onions

  • 1 package Lipton dry onion soup mix

  • 3 cups beef broth or water

  • 1 package McCormick brown gravy mix

 

Optional:

  • Mushrooms

  • Vegetables - potatoes, carrots, celery

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Directions:

  1. Season with salt, pepper, garlic (1/4 tsp each salt, pepper, 1/16 tsp garlic) or seasonings of your choice.

  2. 2 Tbsp olive oil in pot (We cook on top of stove). Can use crock pot or cook in oven

  3. Sear the roast on all sides on medium high heat in oil in pot

  4. Add 2/3 cup of chopped onions, sauté with meat (optional - mushrooms)

  5. Sprinkle 1 package of Lipton dry onion soup mix on meat

  6. Add 3 cups of beef broth or water

  7. Mix 1 package of McCormick brown gravy mix according to directions (1 cup), add to pot

  8. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover to cook 3-4 hours or to desired tenderness

  9. Adjust salt due to onion and gravy mix (We cook on top of stove)

  10. Add vegetables as desired (potatoes, carrots, celery, etc.) towards the end of cooking time

  11. Continue to add broth or water as needed

Eye of Round

Ingredients:

  • 3 pound Eye of Round

  • Salt to taste

  • Pepper to taste

  • Any other preferred seasoning of your choice

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 500°. When oven reaches temperature, place roast in oven and reduce temperature to 475°. Cook for 21 minutes (7 minutes per pound). After this, turn your oven off. Leave roast in oven for an additional 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 150°. Remove roast from oven and let rest for 10 minutes, Slice thinly and serve. 

Chris and Kelly's Tri-tip Roast

Ingredients:

  • 2 - 3 lb Tri-tip Roast

  • 2 - 3 T fresh ground coffee

  • 1 -2 tsp Kosher salt

  • 1 tsp white pepper

  • 1 tsp garlic

  • 1 tsp onion powder

  • 1 T paprika

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Directions:

1. Combine spices and rub over Tri-tip.

2. Wrap in plastic wrap and cover with foil. Place in the refrigerator for 1 day.

3. Put in smoker on 225° and smoke for about 4 hours or until meat reaches 145 degrees.

4. Remove from smoker and let meat rest about 10 minutes. (loosely tent with foil)
5. Thinly cut against grain and serve.
 

Optional: 
May add 1T brown sugar and 1T cumin to the ingredients or any other spices your family likes. Instead of smoking, Kelly stated that you could probably grill it on medium, indirect heat. We suggest grilling until it reaches about 125°. Take off grill and let it rest for 10 minutes. Cut thinly against grain and serve.  

Crockpot Rump Roast

Ingredients:

  • 2 ½ - 3 lb Rump roast

  • 4 cups low sodium chicken or beef broth

  • 2 large onions

  • 6 garlic cloves peeled

  • Container of sliced mushrooms

  • Salt and pepper to your taste

  • 1tsp garlic powder

  • 1 tsp onion powder

  • ½ tsp paprika

  • ½ cup full fat canned coconut milk

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Directions:

In the crock pot add milk, onions, garlic, mushrooms, and broth. Season the rump with the mixed spices, put in the pot in the middle of the vegetables. Turn on low and cook for 6-8 hours or high 4-6 hours according to the tenderness you prefer.

Oven Braised Rump Roast

Ingredients:

  • 2 ½ - 3 lb Rump Roast

  • 1 T olive oil

  • Salt and pepper to taste (may use additional spices of your choice)

  • 1 cup red wine (may use broth if you don’t like wine)

  • 1 cup beef or chicken broth

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°. Season roast then put in skillet brown on all sides in olive oil. Transfer to your Dutch oven and pour wine and broth over roast. Cover roast and cook between 1 - 1 ½ hours or until roast reaches 125°. Rest uncovered for about 15-20 minutes. Slice thinly across grain and serve with broth drizzled over meat.

Shoulder Roast Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 ½ - 3 lb shoulder roast

  • 1T olive oil

  • 1 cup liquid (beef broth, vegetable broth, apple cider, or water)

  • 1 onion sliced

  • Several garlic cloves peeled

  • Salt and pepper (additional spices of your choice thyme, bay leaf, etc.)

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Directions:

In Dutch oven on stovetop at medium heat, heat oil and brown roast on all sides. Add onions and garlic to pot and stir. Add broth and bring liquid to a boil and reduce heat to low. Turn meat about every 30 minutes. Make sure there is liquid in your pot until roast is done. Cook for 2-4 hours on low for your desired tenderness.


Optional:
Vegetables can be added and cooked last 30-45 minutes or to your desired tenderness. (potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, turnip roots, etc.)
A can of mushroom soup may be added along with the liquid.
You can transfer to crock pot and cook on low 8-10 hours or put into a covered Dutch oven pot and cook in preheated 350° oven for 1 ½ - 2 ½ hours (or desired tenderness).

Easy Beef Rub Recipe

From Miss in the Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 4 Tablespoons brown sugar

  • 2 Tablespoons Mrs. Dash Seasoning Blend

  • 1 Tablespoon smoked paprika

  • 1 Tablespoon granulated garlic

  • 1 Tablespoon Lawry’s Season salt

  • 1 Tablespoon sea salt

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Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl until well mixed.

Rub generously on roast.

Store beef rub in airtight container in dark pantry for up to 3 months. Stir well before using.

Rump Roast

Ingredients:

  • 3-4 lb rump roast

  • ¾ cup of Beef Rub (recipe above)

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Directions:

Pat roast dry with paper towels. Rub beef rub all over roast. Cover and refrigerate overnight or allow to stand at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking.

Add roast to Dutch oven or braising pan with 1 cup of liquid (beef broth, coffee, or water). Cover and cook at 325° for 1 ½ hours or until internal temperature reaches 135°.

Cover roast loosely with foil. Allow roast to rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with Horseradish Sauce (recipe below).

Ingredients:                                                  

  • ½ cup sour cream

  • ½ teaspoon granulated garlic

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise

  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

  • 2 Tablespoons prepared horseradish     

  • ½ teaspoon pepper

  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

  • ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice

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Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Store in airtight container in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Horseradish Sauce

Ingredients:                                                  

  • 2-3lb beef shoulder roast

  • 1 medium onion chopped

  • 8 oz mushrooms (shiitake or your choice)

  • ½ cup ketchup

  • ½ cup red wine such as Merlot (We have used beef broth when wine not available)

  • ½ cup water

  • ¼ mustard

  • 2 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

  • 4 garlic cloves minced

  • 1 tsp salt

  • ¼ tsp pepper

  • 2 Tablespoons corn starch

  • 3 Tablespoons water

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Directions:

Optional: You may brown roast in a large pan on medium–high heat using canola oil, vegetable oil, etc. Pat roast dry and brown on each side 2 or 3 minutes. This adds to flavor but is not required.

 

Place roast in crock pot. Add onions and sliced mushrooms.

Mix ketchup, red wine, water, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, salt and pepper together in a bowl. Pour over roast.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Remove meat from crock pot and keep meat warm.

Mix cornstarch with 3 Tablespoons of cold water. Add this to juices in crock pot and stir.

Turn on high heat and cook for 10 - 15 minutes.

Serve sauce over meat.

Beef Shoulder Roast with Red Wine Mushroom Gravy

(Sometimes called Black Forest Pot Roast)

From The Dinner Mom

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