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Dutch Oven Beef A La Mode
one 4 pound top round roast
4 slices of bacon, halved
2 tablespoons of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
2 tablespoons of bacon drippings
2 cups of water
2 carrots, scraped and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 turnip, peeled and diced
Insert blade of sharp knife horizontally through side of roast
cutting a 1 1/2 inch wide slit thorough roast; remove blade.
Repeat procedure 8 times, spacing slits evenly in roast. Lay
half a slice of bacon on a narrow metal spatula allowing about 1
inch of bacon to extend over end of spatula. Slide spatula
completely through slit to roast. Hold bacon slice securely and
remove spatula, leaving bacon slice in roast. Repeat procedure
with remaining slices of bacon. (A larding needle may be used to
insert bacon into roast.)
Combine flour, salt, and pepper; rub over surface of roast.
Brown roast on all sides in bacon drippings in a large Dutch
oven. Add water. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add vegetables;
cover and simmer 1 additional hour. Transfer meat and vegetables
to a serving platter. Pour pan drippings over meat and
vegetables. Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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