Pot Roast




3-4lb bottom of the round roasting bag

5 small Yukon potatoes 1 cup red wine

2 cups baby carrots 1 16oz cans beef broth

1 Clove garlic chopped Roasting bag (optional)

Rix meat mix

1 onion diced



Preheat oven to 325 degrees,

Season the roast

Place roast in the roasting bag or in your dutch oven and cover add all vegetables,

Red wine , beef broth, place in the oven for 2 – 2 ½ hrs until the roast pulls apart using a fork.



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Portuguese style rice



2 cups white rice 1 small onion diced

2 cloves garlic chopped 1 small can tomato paste

Teaspoon thyme 1 16oz can chicken broth

2 cups water TBL olive oil



Sautee onions and garlic in oil over med heat so not to burn or brown the garlic,, add thyme, enjoy the aroma…add the chicken broth and water, turn heat to high and bring to a boil and add the tomato paste, return to a boil and slowly stir in rice, cover and turn to simmer for 20 mins…















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Baked Stuffed Pork Chops

4 - 1 ½ thick pork chops

4 cups apple sauce

½ cup raisins

¼ cup chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

½ teaspoon sugar

Salt, pepper

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Butterfly open the chops and season

Mix all other ingredients in a bowl

Pour olive oil in bottom of roasting pan

Place chops in pan with the opening up

Spoon in apple sauce mixture into each of the chops, extra sauce to be placed in the bottom of the pan around the chops

(you can also use the same sauce for stuffing a pork roast)

Place in oven for 20 – 25 min or until chops start to brown, cover the pan with foil and lower the oven temp down to 250 degrees for 45 mins – 1 hour.

Check for doneness and serve with roasted potatoes ( see below) and French cut green beans

Roasted Potatoes

6 – 8 potatoes sliced into ½ slices

Placed in bottom of the pan (if there is room around the meat) overlapping by half. Pour olive oli over potatoes, spinkle with kosher salt,, coarse blk pepper, granulated garlic and paprika. These will take about an hour and they will tasted terrific.. there are super with any roast but and outstanding with a leg of lamb.



For a great leg of lamb

This ones easy ….



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Almost Beef Stroganoff





16 oz cream of mushroom soup

¼ cup heavy cream or half n half

1 TBL gravy master

Broad egg noodles

½ tsp paprika

½ tsp garlic powder, blk pepper

Kosher salt

1 lb ground beef, ½ onion, 2 cloves garlic smash and chop)



To the start we will sauté onions and garlic in olive oil then

adding and browning our burger over med heat. Drain off the fat.



1. Bring water to boil, add salt

2. Add noodles,

3. While noodles are boiling bring burger to med heat

4. Pour gravy master into burger

5. Add the cream of mushroom soup

6. Stir in cream

7. Continue to stir adding spices

8. Stir until thickens

9. Drain pasta / rinse

Serve.

10. My son likes this with grated parm cheese