ROAST BEEF SANDWICHES W/ French Dip

Prep time:  10 mins

Cook time:  8 hours

Total time:  8 hours 10 mins

Serves: 8

INGREDIENTS

• 1 medium yellow onion
• 1 (15 oz) can low-sodium beef broth
• ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp creole or dijon mustard
• 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 Tbsp fresh or dried Thyme
• 1Tbsp fresh Basil
• 1 Tbsp lemon zest
• 3 lb boneless chuck shoulder roast ("English" roast), trimmed
• Season with salt, pepper and a cajun spice
• french bread
• provolone cheese

DIRECTION

1. Slice the onion into ¼-inch rings and layer in the bottom of the crock pot. To the 

    crock pot, add the beef broth, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard,thyme, 

    basil and garlic.

2.Trim the meat of visible fat, season both sides of the roast and place on top of the onions.

3.Cook on low 7-8 hours. Remove roast to a cutting board and let stand for 1

    10 minutes. Slice thin against the grain and return meat to the crock pot to

    cook an additional few minutes, or up to 1 hour.

4. Toast the french bread until it gets a little crispy. Top the bottom half with meat, 

    onions, and a slice of cheese. Serve sandwiches with small bowls of jus for dipping.

   I made homemade french bread.

Bread out of the oven ready to be sliced.

Beef resting for 15 minutes

Roast Beef Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

1 (2 to 2 1/2-pound) sirloin tip or chuck beef roast

1/4 cup olive oil

2 cans diced seasoned tomatos 

salt and black pepper

1 1/2 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 bunch rosemary chopped

1 bunch basil chopped

2 garlic cloves chopped

1 lg. onion chopped

1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes

3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 cup red wine 

Directions

Season the beef with salt and pepper. 

Place in Dutch oven over high heat. Heat the olive oil. Sear the beef over high heat on all sides. Turn down heat. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Cook on low heat covered 3 to 4 hours. 

Remove meat from sauce and heat and let cool for 15 minutes and slice. Serve with rice or pasta

Mexican Casserole

1.5 lbs ground meat

1/2 bag tortilla chips

1 bag shredded Mexican cheese

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can rotel

1 can diced tomato

1 small bag frozen corn

1 onion

2 tbs crushed garlic

1 tb chili powder

2 tbs cilantro

salt and pepper

Brown hamburger meat add chili powder, salt, pepper chopped onions and garlic. 

In a large bowl mix all canned items and mix well.

In a large casserole dish spray non stick and spread half of the bag of chips around the bottom.  drain meat and add mixture in with meat and mix well. Pour over chips. Top with the cheese.

Bake for 30-45 minutes at 350F

Serve with guacamole and sour cream. Use the rest of the chips for dipping.

Slow Cooked Pot Roast

Ingredients:
1 (3-4 lbs) beef roast, trim fat
1 small can mushroom steak sauce
1 can mushroom soup
1.5 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
.5 teaspoon cumin
2 cups beef broth or water
1 large onion
2 stalks of celery
2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
About 12 small new (red) potatoes
4 or 5 carrots


Directions:

1 Mix cans of mushroom sauce and soup with broth.
2 Add onions, celery and seasons
3 Place beef roast in crock pot.
4 add carrots and potatoes
5 Pour the water around the roast.
6 Cook on low for 7-9 hours.

Beef Enchiladas

Ready for the oven

1.5 pound ground beef
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 fresh tomatoes diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 cayenne pepper or your favorite (cayenne peppers from my garden)
Salt and black pepper to taste
2 tablespoon of vegetable oil
6 flour or corn tortillas
3 cups shredded cheese
Homemade salsa (see my recipe)

Heat up the vegetable oil and while occasionally stirring cook the onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a minute or 2. Add ground beef and cook until brown and drain.

Stir in the cumin, tomatoes and chopped cayenne peppers cook for 2 more minutes. Taste and add salt and black pepper to taste.

Cumin, Tomato and Cayenne added

Make the enchiladas, first preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a large baking dish. In a skillet, heat up the oil on medium-low heat. One at a time, heat up the tortillas in the hot oil until soft. Lay each tortilla on a plate or clean cooking surface and add beef and some of the cheese. Roll the tortilla and place in greased baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Pour sauce over enchiladas and top with remaining grated cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and bubbling.I took the rest of the meat and cheese and made nachos so a quick side.

Was told best they have tasted from anywhere

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Hickory Smoked Bacon Meatloaf

Being told it taste like a steak

Meatloaf:
2 lb ground beef
1 lb pork

1 lb bacon
2 egg
2 tbs fresh garlic
¼ cup Jack Miller’s BBQ sauce (or your favorite brand)
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup bread crumbs
1 tbs Tabasco
2 tbs of Worcestershire Sauce
½ cup onion finely chopped
½ cup bell pepper finely chopped

2 tbs Tony Chachere’s seasoning

Sauce:

¼  cup Jack Miller’s

¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup honey
¼ cup onion processed
¼ cup bell pepper processed
1 teasppon garlic powder or 1 tbs fresh
1 tbs of Tabasco

1 tbs Tony Chachere’s seasoning

The bacon weave

Ready for the pit

 

Mix well all the meats and seasonings together. Let set aside while you work on the bacon. Lay plastic wrap out to help roll bacon around meat when ready. Next layout the bacon out in rows. Make it in a square shape. Weave them together like a basket. Now form the meat and lay on top of the bacon. Use the plastic wrap to help roll bacon around the meat.

 Let cook till it on the pit until it reaches an internal temperature of 170* at that point remove it from the pit and put in a dish or pan suitable for the pit. Cover it with the sauce. Lower the temperature until internal temperature is about 175* and the sauce is starting to caramelize. Remove from heat and don't mess with it for at least 10 minutes. You are ready to eat, 

I'll post carb info later with finished product pictures.

Also going to try a different potato salad with it tonight. I will post this recipe also.