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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

My Happy Roast



This is a recipe for a fairly good roast :
3 - 5 lb Roast : can be loin , shank , shoulder , undercut can be used but not preferred

1/4 cup cumin
1/4 cup coriander
1/4 cup paprika
1/4 cup rosemary
1/2 tsp crushed clove
1/2 tsp crushed cardamom
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbs ground ginger
2 tsp salt
5 tbs garlic powder
2 cups chopped green onion
1/2 cup crushed dried red pepper
1/2 cup crushed black pepper
1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup red wine (anything but merlot , don't cook with anything you wouldn't drink)
2 cups dried fruit ( prunes , apricots , figs or all three)
1 packet cream of mushroom soup
5 tbs olive oil
1 large beef tomato

1/2 cup cream cheese

2 cups steamed spinach
1 large baking dish
cooking twine

Prep:

Score the surface of your meat cross hatch against the grain

Combine cumin , coriander , paprika , rosemary , cardamom , cinnamon , ginger, salt, red wine , and soup

Cover meat with this mixture and knead into the meat

Ensure that meat is completely submerged in liquid
cover and let marinate over night

Combine chopped steamed spinach with cream cheese
Core tomato removing all pulp and seeds
Stuff tomato with cream cheese spinach mix and set in fridge to cool
Next day:

Remove meat from marinade and pat dry reserving marinade

Preheat oven to 453 degrees
Place olive oil in baking dish and place on stove
Place meat on cutting board lengthwise
Place dried fruit along the meat lengthwise

Tie roast ensuring that fruit is securely nestled within

Using tongs lightly sear the outer layer of the roast in the olive oil

take off and place on cutting board
rub with red and black pepper , garlic powder and brown sugar

place in oven
cook to your liking : rare , medium , well etc
periodically baste with marinade and pan drippings when done remove from oven
cut away twine

slice roast into 1 1/2 inch slices
use pan drippings and 1/2 cup coffee with 1/2 cup redwine for some red eye gravy

place 3 slices of roast on a plate
cover with red eye garnish with your stuffed tomato and chopped green onion (you can substitute a baked potato if you like that better)

Enjoy Biatch!!!

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