Recipes & Techniques: Family Pot Roast

Family Pot Roast Serves 4 to 6 Total preparation time: About 3 1/2 hours INGREDIENTS 1 3 1/2-pound pot roast 2 tablespoons oil 3 large onions, sliced 1 green pepper, sliced 2 cloves garlic crushed 1 can beef broth Salt Freshly ground pepper 2001 Malbec Producer: Elsa Drink from Aug. 2003 to Dec. 2004 Rating: 85 Market Price: Tasting Notes: The fruity 2001 Elsa Malbec displays scents and flavors of spice-laden blackberries. This value is light to medium-bodied and supple. It should be consumed over the next year. 2001 Malbec Producer: Valentin Bianchi Drink from Aug. 2003 to Dec. 2005 Rating: 87 Market Price: Tasting Notes: Ruby-colored and sporting a nose of blackberries, the 2001 Malbec is light to medium-bodied and an excellent value. It displays lovely depth of spice-laced blackberries and a satiny texture. Drink it over the next 1-2 years. 2001 Malbec Producer: Altos Las Hormigas Drink from April 2002 to Dec. 2006 Rating: 88 Market Price: Tasting Notes: This medium to dark ruby-colored fruit bomb has a boisterous, almost Beaujolais-like nose of plums, blackberries, and dark cherries. This sweet, lush, fat, and velvety-textured, medium to full-bodied wine has copious layers of plummy fruit. It is neither complex nor long in the finish, but this lascivious offering satisfies the hedonistic needs. Drink it over the next 4 years. 2001 Malbec, Altos Las Hormigas 2001 Malbec, Valentin Bianchi 2001 Malbec, Elsa DIRECTIONS 1. Wipe pot roast with paper towels. Heat oil in Dutch oven and add onions. When they are golden, remove onions and brown roast on all sides, about 10 minutes. Return onions to pot and add peppers, garlic, broth, salt and pepper. Reduce heat and simmer covered for about 3 hours or until tender. Stir occasionally, and add a little water if more liquid is necessary. 2. When meat is done, remove from pot. Let rest for ten minutes and then slice. 3. Meanwhile, place sauce in blender for a few seconds. It should be fairly thick, but if not, mix a little flour with some of the juice from the sliced meat and add to sauce. 4. Return meat and gravy to Dutch oven and let simmer for about 20 minutes before serving. back to top

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