Where's the Beef?!


© Charlene Davis

Well, lookie there - it's in the pot along with the beer! Cool, huh?! Now, don't fret! The alcohol cooks out, so you're not going to get corked while eating Sunday dinner. The beer just gives the roast a little zip, as it does the beer biscuits. So go ahead...scroll on down and see what's on the menu for this weekend.

TOTALLY EXCELLENT POT ROAST

INGREDIENTS:

2-3 pounds chuck roast
1 tsp minced garlic
1 /2 tsp lemon pepper
1 /4 tsp ginger
1-2 tbsp oil
1 cup beer (room temp)
1 /4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp Karo light syrup

DIRECTIONS:

Rub garlic, lemon pepper and ginger into the roast. Then brown roast in 1 tbsp. oil that has been heated in a skillet. After browning, put roast in a casserole dish and pour remaining ingredients: beer, soy sauce and syrup into the skillet and gently stir together. Turn off burner before ingredients start to boil, scrape the skillet and pour everything over the roast. Cover the casserole dish and cook at 325 degrees for 2 hours. Note: After cooking, you can thicken the sauce and turn it into a delicious gravy.

SUGGESTION - SERVE WITH: Egg noodles cooked according to package directions, mixed with 1 tbsp butter and 1 tsp chopped (dried is fine) parsley.

CHINESE SPINACH SALAD

INGREDIENTS:

1 bag spinach leaves (rinsed and dried)
11 oz can mandarin oranges
6 spring onions (chopped)
1 can Chinese noodles
Sesame seeds (roasted and hulled)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegarette dressing
OR
1/4 cup sweet/sour dressing

DIRECTIONS:

Drain oranges and put with spinach in a large salad bowl, adding chopped onions. Mix together juice and dressing until thoroughly blended. Pour into salad bowl and gently toss to coat spinach, oranges and onions. Garnish with noodles and sesame seeds.

SPINACH SURPRISE (The surprise is that everyone likes it!)

INGREDIENTS:

1 pkg frozen chopped spinach
1 /4 cup chopped onion
4 tbsp butter or margarine
1 /2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vinegar
pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:

Cook spinach and onion together until heated, and drain. Stir in butter until thoroughly melted and coated. Add sour cream and salt, blending together. Finally, stir in the vinegar and serve.

BEER BISCUITS

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups biscuit mix
1 tsp sugar
1 /4 tsp salt
1 1 /2 cups beer (room temp)

DIRECTIONS:

Mix together all ingredients and spoon into 12 greased muffin cups. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees.

MINI FRUIT CAKES

INGREDIENTS:

1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
3 cups coconut
1 lb chopped dates
1 cup chopped nuts
Maraschino cherries

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all ingredients together and pack into well greased, floured muffin tins. Top each with a cherry. Bake at 375 degrees about 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Store in covered container - improves with age

       

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