Friday, October 4, 2013

Spicy Roast Beef



My family are carnivores! We love meat! I love this recipe for a nice fall day. Make it the day before and it is even more spicy!   I got he recipe from the Pioneer Woman, but I tweaked it a little to make it my own. I kind of eyeballed some of the ingredients, so you can do the same. Just remember that this is SPICY! You can use any kind of peppers and tomatoes that you have on hand. Adjust the peppers to your "heat", this is very spicy.  You could also omit the peppers and only use the broth and tomatoes to make a nice kid-friendly beef.
This makes enough for a crowd or for leftovers.  You can cut the recipe in half easily, also.

2    3 pound chuck roast each
Salt and pepper
2 TBSP butter
2 TBSP canola oil
4 cups beef broth
3-4 TBSP fresh chopped rosemary
1 jar pepperoncinis , with juice
1 jar cherry peppers, drained ( hot or mild)
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes

Hearty rolls, toasted
Sliced deli cheese ( provolone, mozzarella, Munster)

Preheat oven to 300.
Season the roasts with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and oil in a large heavy Dutch oven.  Brown each roast until paper bag brown, rest them on a plate.
Pour the beef broth in the pot, stirring up any browned bits from the pot.  Add the rosemary, both peppers, and the tomatoes. Stir all of this until combined. Add the roasts back to the pot and place the lid on. Place the pot in the oven for about 4-41/2 hours, until the meat is fork tender.
Remove the roasts from the pot and shred with 2 forks. Return the meat to the pot, and keep warm on the stove while serving.  Serve on toasted rolls and top with sliced cheese.

TIP!
Making this the day before, you can refrigerate and then skim the fat off the top before reheating.

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