My first chuck roast, eek!

"Say Serene Like You Mean It" <[email hidden]> wrote

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There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous, but
day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it comes out
yummy.

Serene, the meat-cooking neophyte

Oh! Well, I love chuck roast, but I have never cooked it in a
pressure cooker. I think whoever eats the results will be happy.
Good luck.

nancy

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous,
but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it
comes out yummy.

Please do. I need to find reasons to use my pressure cooker.

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Serene, the meat-cooking neophyte

Well if it doesn't, just shred it up. Fry it up in some olive oil an garlic
and a touch of lime juice and make some dandy tacos, taquitos, tacos,
burritos, tacos, enchiladas or even tacos.

OK, I like tacos.

Paul

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Quoted message said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous, but
day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it comes out
yummy.

Serene, the meat-cooking neophyte

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous, but
day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it comes
out yummy.

Serene, the meat-cooking neophyte

Well how was it?

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Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous, but
day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it comes
out yummy.

Not just yummy. Incredibly yummy. They're not lying when they say
that pressure-cooking meat makes it taste like you slow-cooked it
for hours (I've never pressure-cooked meat before). It was
falling-apart tender, and my partners and I managed to eat about two
pounds of it among us. The cooked carrots were especially delicious
to me. Next time, twice as many veggies, but here's what I did.

[Note: I used a stovetop pressure-cooker. My understanding is that
the programmable ones take a little longer, and need less water, and
that you can't brown meat in them, so you could skip browning or use
another vessel to do it in.]

Pressure-cooker Pot Roast

3 pounds of so of chuck roast
1 1/2 cups water

Spices:
1 Tablespoon granulated garlic
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 Tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon seasoned salt (or regular salt)

Veggies:
4 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
4 medium white potatoes, quartered
2 medium onions, quartered

Heat the pressure-cooker until it's good and hot. Brown the meat
for a couple minutes on each side. Mix together the water and
spices and add to the cooker. Cover and bring to high pressure.

Cook at high pressure for approximately 50 minutes and
quick-release. Remove roast to serving tray and cover with foil to
keep warm (and to keep you from picking at it while you wait for the
veggies), leaving the juices from the roast in the cooker.

Add veggies to the juices and stir, then cover and return cooker to
high pressure. Cook 5-7 minutes, depending on the size of your
potatoes; quick-release pressure.

Serene

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Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous, but
day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it comes out
yummy.

Not just yummy. Incredibly yummy. They're not lying when they say that
pressure-cooking meat makes it taste like you slow-cooked it for hours
(I've never pressure-cooked meat before). It was falling-apart tender, and
my partners and I managed to eat about two pounds of it among us. The
cooked carrots were especially delicious to me. Next time, twice as many
veggies, but here's what I did.

[Note: I used a stovetop pressure-cooker. My understanding is that the
programmable ones take a little longer, and need less water, and that you
can't brown meat in them, so you could skip browning or use another vessel
to do it in.]

Pressure-cooker Pot Roast

3 pounds of so of chuck roast
1 1/2 cups water

Spices:
1 Tablespoon granulated garlic
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 Tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon seasoned salt (or regular salt)

Veggies:
4 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
4 medium white potatoes, quartered
2 medium onions, quartered

Heat the pressure-cooker until it's good and hot. Brown the meat for a
couple minutes on each side. Mix together the water and spices and add to
the cooker. Cover and bring to high pressure.

Cook at high pressure for approximately 50 minutes and quick-release.
Remove roast to serving tray and cover with foil to keep warm (and to keep
you from picking at it while you wait for the veggies), leaving the juices
from the roast in the cooker.

Add veggies to the juices and stir, then cover and return cooker to high
pressure. Cook 5-7 minutes, depending on the size of your potatoes;
quick-release pressure.

Serene

Looks like fun. My mum always made better roast beef than me in the oven.
She used to add a little instant coffee for the color & flavor. I like to
use half a beer. Guess where the other half goes? And no bay leaf?
Edrena

The Joneses said:

Looks like fun. My mum always made better roast beef than me in the oven.
She used to add a little instant coffee for the color & flavor. I like to
use half a beer. Guess where the other half goes? And no bay leaf?

Was out of bay leaf. And eww, beer. ;-)

Serene (might try the coffee, though. There's always plenty of that
around. Can't live with geeks and avoid it.)

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous,
but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if
it comes out yummy.

Not just yummy. Incredibly yummy. They're not lying when they say
that pressure-cooking meat makes it taste like you slow-cooked it for
hours (I've never pressure-cooked meat before). It was falling-apart
tender, and my partners and I managed to eat about two pounds of it
among us. The cooked carrots were especially delicious to me. Next
time, twice as many veggies, but here's what I did.

[Note: I used a stovetop pressure-cooker. My understanding is that
the programmable ones take a little longer, and need less water, and
that you can't brown meat in them, so you could skip browning or use
another vessel to do it in.]

Pressure-cooker Pot Roast

3 pounds of so of chuck roast
1 1/2 cups water

You can substitute some beef broth or stock for some of the water. If
using canned, low sodium is better if you reduce the liquid later.

Brian

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Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous,
but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it
comes out yummy.

Not just yummy. Incredibly yummy. They're not lying when they say
that pressure-cooking meat makes it taste like you slow-cooked it
for hours (I've never pressure-cooked meat before). It was
falling-apart tender, and my partners and I managed to eat about two
pounds of it among us. The cooked carrots were especially delicious
to me. Next time, twice as many veggies

(snippage)

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Serene

Glad you enjoyed it! Chuck roast is the absolute best roast, IMHO.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Glad you enjoyed it! Chuck roast is the absolute best roast, IMHO.

That's what y'all have been saying, so I listened.

Oh, and the leftover roast and potatoes make an *excellent* hash the
next morning, I'm here to tell ya.

Serene

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

The Joneses said:

Looks like fun. My mum always made better roast beef than me in the oven.
She used to add a little instant coffee for the color & flavor. I like to
use half a beer. Guess where the other half goes? And no bay leaf?

Was out of bay leaf. And eww, beer. ;-)

Yeah, a bay leaf or 2, and a tablespoon of tomato paste. Also, if you
can substitute the garlic and onion with fresh, it'll get even better.

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

jmcquown said:

Glad you enjoyed it! Chuck roast is the absolute best roast, IMHO.

That's what y'all have been saying, so I listened.

Oh, and the leftover roast and potatoes make an *excellent* hash the
next morning, I'm here to tell ya.

Serene

Yes indeedy!

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous, but
day-um, does that thing smell good.  I'll post the recipe if it comes
out yummy.

Quoted message said:

I've never pressure-cooked meat before. It was falling-apart tender.

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death, as if they actually intended to make Alpo. Falling apart means
way over done... that's not cooking, that's pressure processing gone
awry. Whenever a pot roast can't be sliced as cleanly as oven
roasted it's over done/ruined. Had that been cooked in a regular pot
it could have been tested with a fork for degree of doneness... and
the veggies wouldn't have been the consistancy of Beechnut.

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous,
but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it
comes out yummy.

Quoted message said:

I've never pressure-cooked meat before. It was falling-apart tender.

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death, as if they actually intended to make Alpo. Falling apart means
way over done... that's not cooking, that's pressure processing gone
awry. Whenever a pot roast can't be sliced as cleanly as oven
roasted it's over done/ruined. Had that been cooked in a regular pot
it could have been tested with a fork for degree of doneness... and
the veggies wouldn't have been the consistancy of Beechnut.

Sheldon

I don't agree. Chuck roast isn't like roast beef such as you'd find at a
carving station or thinly sliced for sandwiches. Chuck roast is "stringy",
for lack of a better word, and you should be easily able to cut your serving
into pieces with a fork.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Sheldon said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It wrote:

> There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous,
> but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it
> comes out yummy.

> I've never pressure-cooked meat before. It was falling-apart tender.

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death, as if they actually intended to make Alpo. Falling apart means
way over done... that's not cooking, that's pressure processing gone
awry. Whenever a pot roast can't be sliced as cleanly as oven
roasted it's over done/ruined. Had that been cooked in a regular pot
it could have been tested with a fork for degree of doneness... and
the veggies wouldn't have been the consistancy of Beechnut.

Sheldon

I don't agree. Chuck roast isn't like roast beef such as you'd find at a
carving station or thinly sliced for sandwiches. Chuck roast is "stringy",
for lack of a better word, and you should be easily able to cut your serving
into pieces with a fork.

IMO, the stringier the better - which means beginning with a "7" bone
where the bone is as big as possible. The smaller the 7 bone (right
down to just cartilage), the more tender the chuck roast will be. I
don't want it "tender" and I don't want to slice a chuck roast across
the grain as if it was an over cooked steak. I want a pot roast I can
break apart in big hunks with a fork. YUM!

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jmcquown said:

Sheldon said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It said:

Say Serene Like You Mean It wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous,
> but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it
> comes out yummy.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> I've never pressure-cooked meat before. It was falling-apart tender.

Quoted message said:

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death, as if they actually intended to make Alpo.  Falling apart means
way over done... that's not cooking, that's pressure processing gone
awry.   Whenever a pot roast can't be sliced as cleanly as oven
roasted it's over done/ruined.  Had that been cooked in a regular pot
it could have been tested with a fork for degree of doneness... and
the veggies wouldn't have been the consistancy of Beechnut.

Quoted message said:

Sheldon

I don't agree.  Chuck roast isn't like roast beef such as you'd find ata
carving station or thinly sliced for sandwiches.  Chuck roast is "stringy",
for lack of a better word, and you should be easily able to cut your serving
into pieces with a fork.

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death.

Sheldon

sf said:

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:39:46 -0500, "jmcquown"

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Sheldon said:

On Apr 27, 2:22?am, Say Serene Like You Mean It
<[email hidden]> wrote:
> Say Serene Like You Mean It wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little nervous,
>> but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the recipe if it
>> comes out yummy.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> I've never pressure-cooked meat before. It was falling-apart tender.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death, as if they actually intended to make Alpo.  Falling apart means
way over done... that's not cooking, that's pressure processing gone
awry.   Whenever a pot roast can't be sliced as cleanly as oven
roasted it's over done/ruined.  Had that been cooked in a regular pot
it could have been tested with a fork for degree of doneness... and
the veggies wouldn't have been the consistancy of Beechnut.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sheldon

Quoted message said:

I don't agree.  Chuck roast isn't like roast beef such as you'd find at a
carving station or thinly sliced for sandwiches.  Chuck roast is "stringy",
for lack of a better word, and you should be easily able to cut your serving
into pieces with a fork.

IMO, the stringier the better - which means beginning with a "7" bone
where the bone is as big as possible.  The smaller the 7 bone (right
down to just cartilage), the more tender the chuck roast will be.  I
don't want it "tender" and I don't want to slice a chuck roast across
the grain as if it was an over cooked steak.  I want a pot roast I can
break apart in big hunks with a fork.  YUM!

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death.

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

jmcquown said:

Sheldon said:

On Apr 27, 2:22?am, Say Serene Like You Mean It
<[email hidden]> wrote:
> Say Serene Like You Mean It wrote:

Quoted message said:

>> There's a chuck roast in the pressure cooker. I'm a little
>> nervous, but day-um, does that thing smell good. I'll post the
>> recipe if it comes out yummy.

Quoted message said:

>> I've never pressure-cooked meat before. It was falling-apart
>> tender.

Quoted message said:

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death, as if they actually intended to make Alpo. Falling apart
means way over done... that's not cooking, that's pressure
processing gone awry. Whenever a pot roast can't be sliced as
cleanly as oven roasted it's over done/ruined. Had that been cooked
in a regular pot it could have been tested with a fork for degree
of doneness... and the veggies wouldn't have been the consistancy
of Beechnut.

Quoted message said:

Sheldon

I don't agree. Chuck roast isn't like roast beef such as you'd find
at a carving station or thinly sliced for sandwiches. Chuck roast is
"stringy", for lack of a better word, and you should be easily able
to cut your serving into pieces with a fork.

That's what folks always claim whenever they've cooked pot roast to
death.

Sheldon

Perhaps you just prefer tough, undercooked pot roast.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Perhaps you just prefer tough, undercooked pot roast.

Nope... no reason a pot roast can't be cooked buttery tender yet still
served neatly sliced. Anytime a pot roast is cooked until it falls
apart because all its connective tissue has been dissolved then it is
ruined exactly the same as when the accompanying veggies are ruined
when they are cooked until they are sludge.

A pressure processor can never produce a properly cooked pot roast or
stew simply because there is no way to test for doneness. Braised
meat must be tested by sticking, because braised meat can't be cooked
to temperature as with dry oven roasting... and neither can be
accurately cooked by time except as a very rough guide because no two
pieces of meat are the same. People become conditioned to claiming
that they prefer potted meat cooked till it falls apart into strings
because they are incapable of cooking it properly. Potted meat must
be watched very carefully, much more so than a dry oven roast.
Braizing requires far more cooking skill than any other form of
cooking... you as a soup maven should know that.

Sheldon