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i use a 3 1/2 to 4 lb chuck roast, well marbelized with fat, and if you can find a bone-in roast, that s better yet (but it s almost always boneless chuck that you find at the grocer). i like to quickly rinse the roast in cold water just before i lay it on the cutting board to coat it with seasoned flour. place the following ingredients in a small baggie and shake the closed bag to mix it up, flour, salt, garlic salt, crazy mixed-up salt (if you can tsp get this seasoning, use seasoned salt instead, but jane s is by far the best), pepper, use your hands to generously pat the seasoned flour into the roast, on both sides, flipping the roast a couple times and repeating the process., in a dutch oven or roasting pan large enough to hold the roast, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat - you want your pan and oil to be hot enough to sear the roast well when you put it in the pan. when the oil is just about to the smoking point, put the roast in and cover the pan. let the meat sear until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip the roast. let it sear for a minute or two on the second side, then add, beef stock (i much prefer the boxed stock to the canned broth - it just seems to give the gravy a much richer taste in the end), cover the roasting pan and place it in a pre-heated 300 degree oven. roast for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat is fork tender and falls apart easily. i check the roast each hour, quickly opening the lid, just to make sure the stock has not evaporated. as long as your pan has a good seal on it, this shouldn tsp happen. but if necessary, add more stock to the pan., an hour before the roast is done , prepare the mashed potatoes. peel 6 large red potatoes (these work better - at least for me - because they are much moister than the russets, so the mashed potatoes are creamier); cut into 1/4th, and place them in a large saucepan - rinse the cut potatoes 2 times in cold water, then cover them in fresh cold water and place the pan over medium high heat; boil until tender. this is usually about 30 minutes, but it depends on the size of your cuts, so just cook them until you can easily insert a fork into a potato. drain potatoes well, reserving 1 cup of the water for the gravy. add the following to the hot potatoes, butter, sour cream, milk, salt, crazy mixed up salt (use regular salt or garlic salt if jane s salt is not available), pepper, i use a hand masher , but you can use an electric mixer or however you chose to mash the potatoes into a creamy yet firm texture. add more milk if potatoes are too stiff. place the mashed potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, cover with foil, and place in the oven to keep warm while you make the gravy., prepare the gravy, melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in 1/4 cup flour to make a paste, stir in enough beef stock to thin the paste enough to pour., finished roast from the pan and place it on a plate; cover meat with foil to keep warm., place the roasting pan over a medium flame and bring the liquid to a gentle boil (i usually seem to have about 1 1/2 to 2 cups liquid in the pan when the roast is done - if you have less, just use the beef stock to increase your liquid)., use a whisk to gradually whisk in the butter/flour/stock liquid., add 2 tbsp beef base - i use tone s (i prefer beef base to buillon - has a richer flavor and is really worth having on hand, but if you can tsp find this, try knorr s beef buillon extra large cubes), add the 1 cup of reserved potato water, add 1/2 cup beef stock, taste the gravy and see if you want more seasoning. i usually find i don tsp need to add anything at this point, since i have the seasoning from the flour coating and the stock and the beef base. if you think you need more seasoning, add salt and pepper to your taste. beef base will also give you more saltiness., keep the gravy warm while you uncover the meat and use 2 forks to pull the meat apart into small to medium chunks., you are now ready to assemble...

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

beef shoulder (preferred , but you can use your favorite cut of meat) or 3 1/2 lbs cross-rib roasts, rolled and tied (preferred, but you can use your favorite cut of meat), fresh ground black pepper , to taste, best-quality olive oil, beef stock (i ve used canned beef broth in a pinch), dry red wine (don tsp skip the wine!), parsley, chopped fine ((i prefer about a half a bunch. save the rest for garnish.), salt, whole cloves (this and the wine are what make it so good ), coarsely chopped yellow onions, peeled carrots, 1 inch chunks, potatoes , scrubbed and cut into thirds (i peel mine), canned italian plum tomatoes , with juice (gotta be italian), diced celery

turkey or chicken meat, boneless, skinless and cut into bite size pieces or shredded (raw is fine, but left over can be used, too... you will just add it at a different time), chicken or veggie stock, water, smoked bacon cut into pieces, onion, diced, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, avocados, cream, dijon mustard, juice from 1 lemon, dried dill, cumin , paprika, black pepper, ground celery or any other of your favorite poultry seasonings(if your meat is already seasoned, you can skip or reduce these...just use your judgment), fresh baby spinach(roughly chopped , if desired), shredded swiss or similar cheese(i used fontina so good!), optional, garlic dill croutons, sourdough baguette, sliced in 1/2 inch slices, butter (i know, but you are making a lb of croutons, so, it s okay ;), dried dill, garlic, minced or 1tsp fresh garlic powder, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

hamburger meat, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, red enchilada sauce (mild or hot use your own judgment on how hot you like it) or 2 (19 oz) cans green enchilada sauce (mild or hot use your own judgment on how hot you like it), onions, chopped, mushrooms, diced ones, 1-2 cans (or chopped ), jalapeno peppers, chopped (there again use your own judgment or use your choice of your favorite pepper), cheese, flour tortillas (depending on how much you want to make)

cooking oil, garlic cloves, chopped, onion, chopped, celery, sliced, bell pepper , chunked, carrot, sliced or chunked, green beans, fresh bite size, cauliflower , small bite sized pieces, zucchini, sliced or chunked, mushroom, fresh and chunked, bay leaves, curry powder, hot or mild, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, cayenne pepper, chicken broth , powdered broth or stock, beef broth , powdered broth or stock, mixed herbs, salt, white pepper, chipotle pepper, ground , i use 1 cube knorr s, sugar, condensed tomato soup, water, chopped tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, your favorite flavor, cannellini beans , or your favorite canned beans, smoked sausage , optional, or your favorite cooked meat, chunked, elbow macaroni , or your favorite pasta, parsley, fresh chopped , or cilantro

meat, cut into bite size chunks (your choice ;poultry,beef,pork,wild game), sliced carrots (or sm.bag baby carrots), sliced celery, onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, mushrooms (i use about 1lb fresh ), diced tomatoes, tomato soup, salt & pepper, brown sugar, ground ginger, worcestershire sauce, water, pineapple chunk (optional)

meat drippings or 1 cup chicken stock, ketchup, cider vinegar, rendered bacon fat or 2 tbsp lard, hot sauce, your favorite, liquid smoke, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper

meat balls (buy them frozen or make your own), chili sauce (your favorite brand and temperature ), grape jelly

eggs, lightly beaten, milk, pre-cooked sausage links , cut into slices, diced ham, sliced mushrooms, chopped green pepper, shredded cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, monterey jack, etc.)

cookingoil as needed, stew meat ,cutinto 1-inchcubes, bell pepper chopped course, onion chopped course, beans if you like (amount and type would depend on your like and the size of your crock pot or cut back to 1 1/2 lbs of meat to make room for the beans, its good however you deside, all meat or with beans ). i use pinto beans. you could use black, red, or kidney..i have never used canned beans, i cook dried beans or use what my wife has cooked, she is from honduras and there is almost always beans cooked, but i believe canned would work., add with the bean liquid unless you like more soup., cn (12 oz) v8 juice, diced or stewed tomatoes with liquid, garlic minced, salttotaste, add a tbsp of sugar more or less to cut acid n heat

did you know that if you want to add vegetables to the soup you are making, they will taste so much better if you saute them first in a little butter. even though it s a little bit more work, it s worth the extra effort., what happens when you boil the soup too long the soup ends up losing its color ., i burned my soup once. have you ever done that here s a great tip to fix that. take the liquid part of your soup and pour it into a new, clean pan. then, add these ingredients: mustard, curry powder, chutney, or your 1 other of your favorite flavors. quantities are always to taste and you ll be amazed at how this tip really works, my all time favorite soup tips. every made soup that was too salty tasting all you need to do is place a raw potato into your soup pot and simmer it with the soup for about 15 minutes. not only does the potato slice absorb the extra salt, but as an added snack for the cook, it also absorbs all that flavor and becomes a fantastic taste treat, need your soup to be thicker - just sprinkle a little bit of instant mashed potato and stir in to thicken the soup. carefully continue adding the instant potatoes until you get the consistency that makes you happy., in a hurry and need to use canned broth instead of homemade give it a little extra flavor by taking your leftover chicken or meat bones and simmering it in the broth. simmer for about 15 minutes. then, strain the liquid and use the newly-flavored broth for your soup. this is a fantastic way to spice up the tinny flavor of canned broth and make it taste like its homemade., guess what a great resource a grocery store is for ready -to-use ingredients! simply make a visit to the salad bar (most large grocery chains have them now,) and gather up some of the pre-cut vegetables, cooked shrimp, and chicken or meat. how easy is that, if you have any leftovers of the pasta you cooked the night before , or even meat and vegetables - use them for instant nutritious substance for your soup. if your left over vegetables have already been cooked, simply puree them and use it as a thickener. deeeelish

day old sourdough bread (even used pita) or 1/3 lb your choice bread, torn into chunks (even used pita), ripe grape tomatoes, seedless cucumber, cut into 1/2 inch chunks, sliced red onion ring, cut in half, crumbled feta cheese (garlic & herb or your choice), your favorite olives (your choice ) or 1/3 cup sweet pepper, cut in half lengthwise (your choice), meat , if desired, italian salad dressing (or your favorite )

lean ground sirloin, any 1 ground meat , or combination of your fave will work, sausage, venison, ground turkey, etc)., white onions, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, hot pepper or chiles if you desire, chopped or minced, cayenne pepper, worcestershire, chopped garlic, garlic pepper - liberally across pan, seasoned salt - liberally across pan, heaping tsp chili powder, diced tomatoes, chili beans, light red kidney beans, pinto beans, beef stock (or chicken stock for turkey chili), spicy brown mustard, drops hot sauce (or to your liking)

pk of rice paper rounds, (mine are 16cm in diameter ), approx. 2 cups of shredded lettuce, (mixed leaves , iceberg, whatever you have at hand), there , i use interchangeable fillings, bean sprouts , cucumber, finely sliced carrot, finely sliced red capsicum, fresh mint leaves, coriander, stir fry meat strips marinated and cooked in your favourite flavours (i like a mix of sesame oil, soy and garlic), shredded chicken, prawns, smoked salmon ect., vermicelli noodles are also a great thing to add bulk (can replace lettuce), as simple or as adventurous as you want, really. a wrap with some marinated meat and lettuce is delicious on it s own., soy or sweet chilli dipping sauce

olive oil, salt , to taste, whole black peppercorn, fresh garlic (don tsp be shy), bay leaves, anise seed, dried herbs, tomato paste, tomato puree, sugar, ground coriander, cinnamon bark, paprika , per 500 g meat and add more if using lots of veg, chopped onions (don tsp be shy), green pepper, sliced (not too small), meat (boned or deboned your choice(i have never used pork but would work) or 1/2-1 kg chicken (boned or deboned your choice(i have never used pork but would work), potatoes, chopped into quarters (not too small), mushrooms, vegetables , depending on your personal wish (examples of veggie are ( patti pans, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, corn or just frozen mixed veggies), gem squash, rice , at own discretion

condensed cream of chicken soup (your choice try the classic cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken or cream of celery soup), milk (my favorite is the cream) or 3/4 cup cream (my favorite is the cream), pepper (to taste), green beans or 2 (14 1/2 oz) cans cut , drained, canned fried onions, ground meat try ground turkey , etc or 1 -1 1/2 lb sausage, filling etc or 1 -1 1/2 lb ground beef, etc, mashed potatoes

sweet onions, thin sliced (apprx 6 cups), a spray vegetable oil, sausage meat (something like english bangers, casings removed or your favorite ), salt & pepper, jalapeno, finely chopped (if you wanr it hot leave in seeds & membrane, i use 2 peppers), condensed cream of mushroom soup (if you want the casserole creamier use more soup), flavorful cheese (white aged cheddar, regular cheddar or your favorite cheese), white bread, crusts removed and crumbed, butter, melted