A Comfort Meal for Christmas ... Pot Roast

[a_boleyn]

Cooking for one is a challenge during the holidays. You want something special but an elaborate spread is time consuming and can be expensive. The roast below was economical and the long braising time turned a tough piece of beef into a tender and tasty main course

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[spikesgirl58]

Oh holy cow! I hope we have equal success with our dinner tonight!

[a_boleyn]

Thank you. It was delicious but now I have to go outside and shovel snow ... AGAIN. :(

[spikesgirl58]

Ick! My sympathies to your back!

[a_boleyn]

Luckily it was a light snowfall and I had done the majority the night before.

[theoddbirdrant]

Mmm now I want some pot roast for dinner tonight!

[a_boleyn]

Haven't had any in ages. It was one of the few beef dishes my mom cooked successfully. Beef was not something she had a lot of experience cooking. :)

[gevr]

Thank you for inspiring me :-D Some of the grandkids come over to celebrate the new year, and I was still wondering what to feed them, because two of them are very picky eaters. But the ice cream looks delicious (and easy ! ) and I think the pot roast will also meet their approval, the mushrooms somewhat less :-)

[a_boleyn]

How do they feel about cranberry sauce? It's more festive, I think. :)

I made the mushroom gravy by sauteeing a pound of sliced fresh mushrooms in about 1/4 cup of unsalted butter and then sprinkling 1/4 cup of flour over the top of the mushrooms, cooking the flour for a couple of minutes and then slowly adding the drained braising liquid and additional broth, as needed to get the right consistency, stirring well, until it thickened as much as I liked. If they don't like mushrooms, just leave them out, cook the flour and butter (roux) and then add the liquid. You'll get lots of amazing flavour from the strained braising liquid.

[gevr]

no cranberry sauce for those two :-) They elevated picky to a new level. But maybe the other two like to try it. I'll add it to the menu :-)

[a_boleyn]

Divide the sweetened condensed milk/whipping cream mixture in half. Fold cranberry sauce into one and the mincemeat into the other. Freeze separately and see which one is preferred. :)