Gamom3 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 we are going to cook a roast for Christmas dinner. We want roast, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans and a few other veggies. I normally put potatoes, carrots and onions in mine, but we don't want that for Christmas. Does anyone have one with out putting any veggies in with the roast and a good gravy recipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I usually just brown the roast a bit, then sprinkle over a packet or 2 of onion soup mix. Makes great tasting gravy as well. Just use your drippings for the gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I make my pot roast with cranberry sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 But it makes a red sauce so I'm not sure it that's what you want. Put one pkg onion soup mix, a bottle of ketchup and a can/bottle of beer in roaster pan on top of pot roast, put lid on and bake at 325 for 3 hours-delish! It gets all carmelized and is so good. Everyone dies over this when I make it (not literally!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Mine usually has carrots included but you could easily leave them out. Brown the roast a lot, you want that dark caramelized meat flavour! Add 2 chopped onions, 4 cups good beef stock (more if you want more gravy), 1/2 tspn marjoram, 1/2 tspn thyme, 1 bay leaf, lots of pepper. I fresh grind some and also toss in some whole peppercorns but you can grind it all if you prefer. Simmer 1 &1/2 hours add another chopped onion, check the level of your liquid, add more stock if necessary (or water but that will reduce the flavour a bit). This is when I add carrots, but you'll skip that step. Cook 1 hour more. Remove bayleaf. If you want the gravy thicker, add a small amount of cornstarch slurry and cook a few minutes until the gravy is thickened. We prefer to let some of the liquid evaporate and the gravy is concentrated and very rich. Add salt if needed. Oh... and I do this in a heavy based pot on the cooktop or in a crockpot with lid removed towards the end to allow the gravy to thicken a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Put the roast in the crock pot and sprinkle on a packet of onion soup mix, then top with a can of cream of mushroom soup and a tiny bit of water. Cook on high for a few hours or low all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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