Mikes Fav Wine And Ginger Crock Pot Roast Recipes

Steps:

• Season the beef generously all over with about 1 heaping tablespoon salt. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add one chunk of the beef and sear on one side, undisturbed, until deeply browned, 5 minutes. Using tongs, remove the first chunk and place it in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Repeat with the second and third pieces, searing one side and then placing the beef in the slow cooker. (You can certainly brown more than one side of each chunk, but one side is enough to build flavor without spending too much time on this step.)
• Add the pearl onions and garlic to the skillet. Season lightly with salt and generously with pepper and cook, stirring, until just softened, 3 minutes. Pour in the red wine, vinegar and 1/2 cup water. Scrape up the browned bits with a wooden spoon or spatula and let the mixture come to a bubble. Tip the mixture into the slow cooker, and add the herbs. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
• Make the pickled onions, if desired: Bring the vinegar and the sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over high. Add the pearl onions and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, to dissolve the sugar and warm the onions through, about 1 minute, then remove from heat. Set aside at room temperature to pickle until ready to serve, at least 1 hour. (Ideally, make the pickled onions in the morning, when you prep the dish. You could even make them up to 5 days ahead and store them in a sealed container in the refrigerator.)
• Uncover the slow cooker, flip the pieces of beef with tongs, and add the root vegetables, pushing them under the liquid. Cover and cook on low until the beef and vegetables are both very tender, an additional 4 to 5 hours. Check to see if the meat is tender by testing it with a fork; it should be juicy and flavorful, and pull apart easily. If the meat is not yet tender, cover and cook another 1 to 2 hours. (The amount of time can depend upon the leanness or fattiness of your cut, or how hot your slow cooker runs.) Using tongs and a slotted spoon, remove the beef and vegetables to a serving platter. Break the beef into large chunks to serve. Drizzle some cooking liquid over the top of the beef and vegetables, and top with drained pickled onions to serve. Discard the remaining cooking liquid or strain it, refrigerate it, discard the fat and freeze the remaining liquid as beef stock.
• If you'd prefer a thicker gravy, strain the cooking liquid into a medium pot and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, combine the butter and flour in a small bowl and knead it together with your fingers until it is uniform, almost like a dough. Once the liquid is boiling, drop the butter-flour mixture into the pot, whisking well to combine. Let it bubble until it is lightly thickened, about 5 minutes, then drizzle some gravy over the pot roast and vegetables, and top with the drained, pickled onions. Serve extra gravy on the side.

Steps:

• Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Transfer meat to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix water, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, garlic, ginger and mustard; pour over meat. Top with onion. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 7-9 hours., Remove roast and onion to a serving platter; keep warm. Transfer cooking juices to a large saucepan; skim fat. Bring cooking juices to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve with roast.

Steps:

• Spray 12 inch non stick skillet with cooking spray. If beef roast comes in netting or is tied, do not remove. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
• Cook beef in skillet over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes, turning once, until brown on both sides.
• Spray a 5-6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place beef in cooker (if necessary, cut beef in half to fit in cooker). Mix stir-fry sauce, ketchup, vinegar, and ginger in small bowl; pour over beef.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8-9 hours.
• Place beef on platter; cover to keep warm. Add the thawed peppers and onions to mixture in cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 15-20 minutes or until peppers are tender. Remove netting or strings from beef if necessary. Serve pepper mixture with beef.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Season pork with salt.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over high heat; sear pork on all sides, approximately 7-10 minutes.
• Remove pork, set aside.
• Add onion, garlic and ginger, cook over medium heat until lightly browned.
• Add all spices and toast until fragrant.
• Deglaze with ginger beer and chicken stock.
• Add molasses, bring up to a simmer.
• Add pork, cover pot with lid and place in oven.
• Braise until pork is tender, turning pork over half way through cooking, approximately 2 ½ hours.
• Turn pork over half way through cooking.
• Once pork is tender, remove from pot.
• Remove fat cap, divide meat into 2 inch pieces and set aside.
• With a fine strainer, pour liquid into a large wide-based pot.
• Reduce braising liquid by 2/3 over high heat until thickened and will coat back of a spoon.
• Glaze pork in sauce before serving.

Steps:

• Layer potatoes, carrots, and onions at the bottom of the crock pot.
• Add garlic and sprinkle thyme and rosemary to cover the vegetables.
• Salt and pepper the roast, then sear all over to seal in moisture.
• Place roast over vegetables, and pour in wine and beef stock.
• Cook on high for 5 hours or until meat is tender, turning the meat half way through.
• Dissolve flour by shaking in a jar with just enough cold water to dissolve it completely.
• Remove the meat to a plate and pour dissolved flour into the crock pot along with mushrooms. Stir and let cook for 10 minutes or until gravy achieves a good consistency.
• Slice roast and replace to crock pot to keep warm for serving.

Steps:

• Combine nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and pepper; rub into meat.
• Heat pressure cooker, add olive oil and brown meat well on all sides.
• Add onion, garlic, brown sugar dissolved in wine, water, and bay leaves.
• Close.
• cover securely.
• Place pressure regulator on vent pipe and cook 35 minutes with pressure regulator rocking slowly.
• Let pressure drop of its own accord.
• Or cook at 300 degrees for about 4 hours in a Dutch oven, or cook 8 hrs on low in a crock pot.
• (This is my preferred method.).

Steps:

• Using a sharp, thin knife (like a boning knife), create deep holes in the meat, inserting the quartered pieces of garlic and bacon.
• Using a mortar and pestle, mash garlic and salt first, then add paprika, parsley, olive oil and vinegar.
• Rub this mixture all over the roast.
• Put the roast into the crockpot and cook on low 7-10 hours, or until done.
• Note: if you like, you can also add 1/2 glass red wine about 1 hour before the roast is done.
• You can substitute a pork sirloin roast for the beef too, mmmmm.