Shredded Beef
1 chuck roast
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, diced
2 tsp salt
2 tbs fresh cilantro, minced
water
Sprinkle the salt liberally over the roast. Use a fork to pierce the roast until your tired of poking holes in it. Heat a large, heavy skillet over high heat. Rub with a little oil. Place the roast into the pan and sear to brown it, for about four minutes per side. Turn off the heat. Place the roast into a slow cooker set at medium heat, with the other ingredients distributed over the top. Add enough water to have submerge the roast. Set the heat on the slow cooker for mediuim. Let cook overnight.
Alternate:
After browning the roast, place into a pressure cooker with enough water to almost cover it. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring the pressure cooker to temp (the regulator starts dancing), and reduce heat until the regulator barely moves. Cook for 1 hour. Remove pressure according to the manufacturer instructions.
Place teh cooked roast onto a platter and shred apart with two, sturdy forks. Enjoy as a filling for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, etc. you can even serve on bread with the pan juices made into a gravy.
Recipe number 2:
Roulaide
Ingredients:
1 chuck roast
2 cups bread cubes
2 tbs. ground sage
1 onion, choped
1 stalk celery, chopped
8 oz. fresh mushrooms
1 tsp salt
2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 cup chicken broth
Sprinkle roast with salt. Pound flat to an even thickness with a meat mallet. Combine the chicken broth, and remaining ingredients in a large sauce pan, and heat over medium heat, stirring every couple minutes until the bread cubes are softened. Remove from heat. Saute the mushrooms in a tbs. of butter until tender, and lightly browned. Add to the breadcrumb mixture.
Spread the stuffing mixture in and even layer over the whole roast. Roll the roast and tie to hold the roll with butcher's twine. Place into a covered roasting pan and place into a 290' oven for three hours. Remove and slice into rounds. Serve with green veggie, and smashed spuds with gravy made from the pan juices.
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