{"id":90878,"date":"2019-09-19T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=90878"},"modified":"2019-09-19T11:24:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T15:24:03","slug":"thursdays-are-for-cooking-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=90878","title":{"rendered":"Thursdays Are For Cooking&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_81193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81193\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view-446x333.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby red potatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This recipe, which lets you take advantage of the slow cooker&#8217;s convenience, comes from Yellow Bliss Road (Kristin).\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellowblissroad.com\/\">https:\/\/www.yellowblissroad.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She uses full-sized russets, but if you can find baby potatoes like those baby reds in the photo, they&#8217;ll do well in this, also.\u00a0 This comes up as something perfect for a long, chilly weekend.\u00a0 Add some good crusty bread and fresh butter, and a dessert that you can linger over, and you&#8217;re home. I can&#8217;t think of a better thing to meet when you come in from raking and mulching leaves and watching the geese in one of their training flights, than the scent of roast beef.<\/p>\n<p>Basic Slow Cooker Roast Beef<\/p>\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-3\u00a0pound\u00a0chuck roast<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2\u00a0teaspoons\u00a0salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0dried rosemary<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0large yellow onion\u00a0cut into large pieces<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0pounds\u00a0russet potatoes\u00a0peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0pound\u00a0carrots\u00a0peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0cloves\u00a0garlic\u00a0minced<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0cups\u00a0beef broth or stock<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0water<\/li>\n<li>Fresh minced parsley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>INSTRUCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rinse the roast and pat it dry. Mix salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, thyme and rosemary and rub into the roast on all sides.<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown roast on all sides; about 3-4 minutes per side.<\/li>\n<li>Place carrots, onion, garlic and potatoes into the slow cooker. Pour in beef broth, then set the browned chuck roast on top.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the meat and vegetables to a serving dish. Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl then pour into the slow cooker. Whisk together to combine. Cover and cook on high for 5 minutes, just enough to thicken the gravy.<\/li>\n<li>Serve meat and vegetables smothered in gravy, with minced parsley for garnish if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To make a gravy without cornstarch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Melt 3 tablespoons of butter (preferably unsalted) in a medium saucepan, then whisk in 3 tablespoons of flour and cook for 2-3 minutes or until it&#8217;s golden in color. Pour in the beef juices from the crockpot (strain them first so you&#8217;ll have a smooth gravy) and whisk to combine. Bring the gravy to a simmer and let it bubble for about 5-7 minutes or until it&#8217;s thickened. Taste the gravy before adding any seasonings.<\/li>\n<li>You are free to adjust the seasonings to your personal taste and needs. I like lots of gravy. Gravy is in its own food group on the food chart, y&#8217;know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe, which lets you take advantage of the slow cooker&#8217;s convenience, comes from Yellow Bliss &hellip; <a title=\"Thursdays Are For Cooking&#8230;.\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=90878\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thursdays Are For Cooking&#8230;.<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90879,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90878\/revisions\/90879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}