Recipe - Friday Night Pot Roast (Meat)

4 pound Top or bottom rnd. 2" thick
1 lg Onion, coarse chop
2 lg Carrots, coarse chop
1 Bell pepper, seeded,chopped
6 cl Garlic, coarse chop
6 Sprigs parsley & dill, 1 bay
Leaf and One half ts. thyme put
Into spice bag.
6 Whole cloves
One half teaspoon Ea. allspice & curry pwdr.
Three fourths cup Apple juice
1 cup Water
1 cup Kosher dry red wine
1 One half tablespoon Plain or seasoned olive oil
1 cup Tomato puree (unsalted)
One fourth teaspoon Salt
Watercress for garnish

Put meat into lge. narrow pot or bowl that will just hold it, leaving
room for liquid (cut meat in One half to fit if necessary). In med. saucepan
combine onion, carrots, pepper, garlic, shallots, spice bag, cloves,
spices, apple juice and water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmering &
cook for 3 min. Stir in wine. Pour over meat. Cover and refrigerate
overnight.

Preheat oven to 300 F. Drain meat, pushing off vegs. Remove and reserve
spice bag. Strain marinade into bowl, reserving solids. Heat oil in hvy.
Dutch oven over medhi heat. Brn. meat all over; add drained vegs. Stir &
cook with meat until they begin to soften.

Add reserved marinade, spice bag and tomato puree, turning meat and
spooning several times with sauce. Cover and cook over moderate heat for 5
min.

Position oven rack to lower third of oven. Bake 1 hr. Turn meat and
baste. Repeat turning and basting 3 more times until meat is tender (3 1/2
to 4 hrs.). Remove pot from oven and let stand 30 min. Discard spice bag.

Transfer meat to bowl with cover. Place pot over med. high heat and
bring sauce to boil. Cook, uncovered, until reduced by 1/4. Let cool; then
pour into another container with tight lid. Refrigerate meat and sauce
until well chilled.

Cut away any congealed fat from sauce. Pour sauce into wide
heavybottom saucepan. Heat until bubbling. Sprinkle with salt. Cut meat
against grain into 1/4" slices. Immerse in sauce and heat through. Arrange
meat on warmed serving platter in a neat pattern. Spoon with some of gravy;
serve remainder in gravy boat. Garnish platter with watercress. Frances
Prince's New Jewish Cuisine

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