cookingislife
Assistant Cook
help! do i need a lot of liquid and low heat? im planning on cooking on the stove with an iron skillet.
beef pot roastThis is a difficult question to answer without knowing what you're planning to cook.
That's exactly what I do. Oven, 325F after seasoning and browning on the stove. Add a cup of water or beef stock, cook 2.5 hours add carrots, onions (whole, cleaned boiling onions), and potatoes and cook for another 2.5 hours. I use about 4 pounds of roast (1 or 2 of them, in order to get the amount I need). Then, I remove beef and veggies to a platter (cover with foil & place back in the oven that has been turned off)...then I make a gravy with the juices. Yum!When making a slow cooking meal like pot roast, I often put the covered pot in a 325ºF oven. more even heat distribution and no need to watch the pot.
OOOPS: Typo!! It should have read, "and cook for another 1.5 hours"...not 2.5 again! Sorry!! 4 Pounds of Beef, 4 hours total cooking time.That's exactly what I do. Oven, 325F after seasoning and browning on the stove. Add a cup of water or beef stock, cook 2.5 hours add carrots, onions (whole, cleaned boiling onions), and potatoes and cook for another 2.5 hours. I use about 4 pounds of roast (1 or 2 of them, in order to get the amount I need). Then, I remove beef and veggies to a platter (cover with foil & place back in the oven that has been turned off)...then I make a gravy with the juices. Yum!
I always braise on the stovetop because I like to taste and smell it as time goes on and, like taxlady, I don't have the strength and stamina to regularly bend over to remove the pot from the oven and put it back. It works fine on the stovetop, especially if you like to futz with it, like me.Tight fitting lid and definitely cook it in the oven and not on the stove
I use a good stainless Dutch oven and I do my slow cooking either in the oven but more in a big electric turkey roaster. Probably not many people have those but I use mine a lot. I put the pot roast or pork shoulder or chuck roast for sandwiches just following the recipe into the Dutch oven. I slow cook on 325 whether it's in the oven or the electric roaster. I tightly seal the Dutch oven by putting foil underneath the lid. Tight lid is a must.When making a slow cooking meal like pot roast, I often put the covered pot in a 325ºF oven. more even heat distribution and no need to watch the pot.