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Cowboy Chuck Roast with Onion Gravy
Ingredients
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1
2 1/2 - 3 pound boneless beef chuck pot roast
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1
teaspoon salt
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1/2
teaspoon ground black pepper
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1
tablespoon cooking oil
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2
medium onions, cut in wedges
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3
cloves garlic, minced
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1
cup brewed coffee
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1
14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes
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1/4
cup bottled mole sauce
Directions
1. Trim fat from beef. Season beef on all sides with salt and pepper. In a 5-quart Dutch oven brown beef on all sides in hot oil. Remove beef from Dutch oven and set aside.
2. In same Dutch oven cook onions over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes or just until edges begin to brown. Stir in garlic; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant. Place beef on onion mixture. Add coffee, tomatoes, and mole sauce. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beef is tender.
3. Divide cooked beef and sauce into 4 portions in airtight freezer containers. Let cool 30 minutes before covering. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw and use to make Ranchero Beef Hash, or other recipes.
From the Test Kitchen
- Tip To Thaw:Thaw 1- and 2-serving size portions overnight in refrigerator; thaw 4-serving size portion 36 hours in refrigerator. Or, microwave on 30% power (medium-low); cook 1 serving 6 to 8 minutes, stirring and breaking up twice; cook 2 servings 12 to 14 minutes, stirring and breaking up twice; cook 4 servings 15 minutes; let rest 10 minutes, stir and break up; microcook 10 minutes more.
- Tip To Reheat:Reheat thawed meat and sauce in microwave oven on 70% power (medium-high). Cook 1 serving for 2 to 4 minutes, stirring once; cook 2 servings for 4 to 6 minutes, stirring once; cook 4 servings for 8 to 10 minutes; stirring once. Or, reheat in saucepan over medium heat, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes or until hot, stirring occasionally. Makes four 2-serving portions.
Nutrition Facts
(Cowboy Chuck Roast with Onion Gravy)
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- Calories 255,
- Protein (gm) 33,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 9,
- Fat, total (gm) 9,
- Cholesterol (mg) 62,
- Saturated fat (gm) 2,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 2,
- Sugar, total (gm) 4,
- Vitamin A (IU) 1603,
- Vitamin C (mg) 6,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 7,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 24,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 3,
- Sodium (mg) 729,
- Potassium (mg) 600,
- Calcium (DV %) 50,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I love this recipe.. My boyfriend and I have made it a few times. I also add guiness or some other dark beer cause we like it sauce and flavorful.
6/5/2011 03:29:39 PM Report AbuseMole sauce has seseme seeds in it and my husband is allergic to seseme seeds. Is there something else I can use other than the mole sauce?
3/9/2011 09:18:26 AM Report Abusedrfeet123, yes this could be cooked in a slow cooker. I cook almost everything in slow cookers. You would either do it on high 3 or 4 hours, or on low for 6-8 hours. I know that's quite a range, but slow cookers are very forgiving pieces of equipment.
2/28/2011 02:24:16 PM Report AbuseYou can buy Mole sauce in most Latin sections of supermarkets or order online. It's packaged in a narrow jar. Get the brown mole - the green one is a different combination of flavor. It's a mixture of chiles, spices, choc. etc. Kind of smoky, spicy. Very good. I've got this cooking right now - gravy looks a little thick. Did anyone thinned it out significantly?
10/31/2010 05:48:19 PM Report AbuseYou can buy it in the Mexican section of your favorite supermarket. Much easier and the flavor is about the same.
8/26/2010 03:23:08 PM Report Abuse