Title: Pot Roast, Two Night Dinner
Categories: Beef Meat Main
Yield: 8 Servings
| MAIN DISH |
| 2 | lb | Beef Shoulder, 1 1/2" thick |
| 3 | tb | OLIVE OIL |
| 1 1/2 | c | FINELY CHOPPED ONION |
| 1 1/2 | c | FINELY CHOPPED CARROTS |
| 1 1/2 | c | FINELY CHOPPED CELERY |
| 3 | | LARGE CLOVES GARLIC |
| 2 | | BAY LEAVES |
| 14 | oz | TOMATOES, CANNED |
| 1 | ds | SALT |
| 1 | ds | PEPPER |
| FOR THE FIRST NIGHT |
| 4 | | LARGE BAKING POTATOES |
| FOR THE SECOND NIGHT |
| 1 | lb | TUBULAR MACARONI |
TO BROWN THE MEAT, UNDER BROILER PLACE ON RACK ABOUT 7" FROM HEAT. BROIL
UNTIL WELL BROWNED ON EACH SIDE. PLACE BROWNED MEAT IN A SHALLOW BAKING
DISH. TILT BROILER PAN UNTIL JUICES RUN TO CORNER. SPOON OFF FAT. ADD A FEW
TABLESPOONS OF WATER TO PAN AND SCRAPE ANY BROWNED BITS INTO JUICE. POUR
MIXTURE OVER MEAT. IN A LARGE SKILLET, HEAT OLIVE OIL AND SAUTE ONIONS,
CARROTS, AND CELERY TOGETHER UNTIL TENDER, ABOUT 10 MINUTES. ADD GARLIC AND
SAUTE 1 MINUTE MORE. LIFT MEAT AND TUCK A BAY LEAF AND HALF THE VEGETABLES
UNDERNEATH. PLACE THE OTHER VEGETABLES AND BAY LEAF ON TOP AND AROUND SIDES
OF MEAT. POUR CHOPPED TOMATOES OVER AND AROUND MEAT. COVER SNUGLY WITH FOIL
AND PLACE IN PREHEATED 350 DEG F OVEN FOR 2 HOURS, OR UNTIL MEAT IS VERY
TENDER. CHECK WITH A FORK AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS. WHEN MET IS TENDER, SCRAPE OFF
VEGETABLES FROM MEAT AND PLACE MEAT ON PLATTER. POUR ALL JUICES INTO A
LARGE BOWL. ALLOW FAT TO SURFACE, THEN SKIM OFF. (FREEZE MEAT AND JUICES AT
THIS POINT IF YOU WISH TO SERVE AT A LATER DATE. THAW TO COLD ROOM
TEMPERATURE TO CONTINUE.) IN A BLENDER, PUREE HALF THE VEGETABLES AND
JUICES. MIX PUREE WITH REMAINING VEGETABLES. FOR THE FIRST NIGHT, SLICE
ABOUT 2/3 RD'S TO 3/4 S OF THE MEAT 1/4" THICK. REHEAT ALONG WITH HALF THE
SAUCE, IN THE OVEN, MICROWAVE OR ON TOP THE STOVE. SERVE MEAT, ON SIDE THE
SIDE OF A BAKED POTATO, WITH SAUCE ON TOP. SERVE WITH LARGE PORTION OF
GREEN VEGETABLES. FOR THE SECOND NIGHT, CUT REMAINING MEAT INTO 1/4" CUBES.
SIMMER FOR 20 MINUTES WITH REMAINING SAUCE. ADD A LITTLE TOMATO PUREE IF
DESIRED. RESEASON WITH RED PEPPER FLAKES. SERVE ON MACARONI COOKED
ACCORDING TO PACKAGE DIRECTIONS.