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easy, never-fail, meat recipe needed

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Help please! I'm having company next week. He only eats meat and potatoes. I don't eat any meat and don't know what to cook. My husband prepared his only company-worthy chicken recipe the last time they were here. The snow is 2 feet deep on our deck, so there's no possibility of grilling steaks. Worse, we'll probably be out all day, so I need something that's make-ahead or quick to prepare.
 
There's a typical English dish called Shepherd's Pie which is just meat and potatoes really. It's made with ground beef, onions, seasoning, mashing potatoes go on the top of the cooked meat and put it in the oven or under the grill. It's totally inoffensive in the sense that it's just meat and potatoes. If you're interested, I'll look up the exact recipe, which must be in one of my many English recipe books.
 
Easy Beef Burgundy - serve over potatoes, rice, or noodles.

2 lb. of lean beef, cubed. (round steak works well)
1 can mushroom soup
1 soup can full of burgundy or any dry red wine
1 pkg. Lipton's dehydrated onion soup mix

Optional additions:
1 white/yellow onion, chopped
1 pkg. or can sliced mushrooms
Fresh minced garlic to taste
Add a vegetable for a one dish meal.

1. Cube, season and saute beef cubes in a skillet until browned.
2. Put all ingredients in *crockpot and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
3. Serve over mashed potatoes, noodles or rice.

*You can make this on top of the stove as well - cover and simmer until meat is tender.
 
Pot Roast

Put a 4 or 5 pound pot roast in the crock pot. Add a large chopped onion and some sliced carrots. Add one can of Golden Mushroom Soup. Sprinkle a package of lipton onion soup on top. Cook for six hours. Serve with red cabbage and noodles. You can also do this in a casserole dish in the oven. Cook at 350 degrees for about four hours.....This is so easy and never disappoints...You can jazz it up by adding a cup of red wine, potatoes or whatever you wish.
 
Two of our familyfaves:

BEEF POT ROAST

All-purpose flour
4-5-pound boneless beef rump roast or chuck roast
2 tablespoons salad oil
5 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon pepper
1 ½ teaspoons thyme leaves
1 can (14½ oz.) regular strength beef broth and 1 can water
12 small white boiling onions, peeled
3 medium-size turnips, peeled and quartered
medium-else carrots, cut into 3-inch lengths
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Rub flour into roast; brush off excess. Heat oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a 5-quart kettle over medium-high heat. Add meat and brown well on all sides. Add bay leaf, pepper, thyme, beef broth, and water; bring to a boil. Cover and place in a 250 oven for 5 hours. Increase to 350 and add onions, turnips, and carrots; continue to cook, covered, until meat and vegetables are tender when pierced (about 1 hour). Transfer meat and vegetables to a rimmed platter and keep warm. Skim fat from drippings. Pour drippings into a 2-cup glass measure and add water, if necessary, to make 2 cups total.

If gravy is desired - melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in kettle over medium heat. Add the 3 tablespoons flour and cook, stirring, until bubbly; remove from heat. With a wire whisk, gradually stir in reserved drippings. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until thickened. Pour into a gravy boat; pass at the table. 6-8 servings.

and

HAMBURGER BEEF BAKE - Sara Berlin

2 lbs ground beef
3/4 cup shopped onion
½ tsp garlic salt
8 oz medium size noodles
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 ½ tsp sugar
24 oz tomato sauce
1 ½ cups (+) cottage cheese
12 oz (+) sour cream
8 oz cream cheese
½ cup (+) sliced green onion
½ lb cheddar cheese

Brown beef and onion is skillet. Add tomato sauce and cook a short time. Add garlic salt, salt and pepper.
Combine all cheeses, sour cream and green onions. Mix in bowl. Butter Pyrex dish. Spread ½ noodles on the bottom. Top with ½ the meat mixture. Then add cheese mixture. Next, another layer noodles and the rest of the beef. Top with ½ lb grated cheddar cheese. Bake 350 for 45 minutes. Use a Pyrex dish 1 size larger than 9 x 13.
 
If you want something really simple, you could purchase the pre-cooked ribs and simply heat them in your oven. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name right now, but our stores carry them as an individually packaged slab precooked and in sauce. You simply open the plastic package and heat; you can even do them in the microwave, but if you put them in the oven they could pass for "homemade." Of course, they don't meet the standard of real rib fans, but you could serve them with baked potatoes and a nice salad for a decent meal.
 
If you want something really simple, you could purchase the pre-cooked ribs and simply heat them in your oven. Sorry, I can't remember the brand name right now, but our stores carry them as an individually packaged slab precooked and in sauce. You simply open the plastic package and heat; you can even do them in the microwave, but if you put them in the oven they could pass for "homemade." Of course, they don't meet the standard of real rib fans, but you could serve them with baked potatoes and a nice salad for a decent meal.

Lloyd's ribs.

This thread is excellent for our current cocooning weather. -15 degrees before the wind chill. With the wind chill at 35-45 below zero, many schools were closed today.

Jana
 
This is a modified version of the recipe from the Good Eats episode "A Chuck for Chuck":

The original recipe is here

Last weekend I took a Chuck Roast, rubbed salt on both sides and then seared both sides on a very hot skillet. Then I placed it into a foil pouch into which I had poured a can of seasoned stewed tomatoes with some additional basil, oregano and garlic powder added. I closed up the foil pouch loosely, wrapped in another loose layer of foil and put in a 190-200 degree oven for four hours. Took it out, let it rest on a plate covered in foil for 10 minutes, then sliced and ate - it was great. I didn't save the juices/tomatoes from the pouch, but I guess they could have been pureed into a decent gravy similar to the concoction in Alton Brown's version above.


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There's a typical English dish called Shepherd's Pie which is just meat and potatoes really. It's made with ground beef, onions, seasoning, mashing potatoes go on the top of the cooked meat and put it in the oven or under the grill. It's totally inoffensive in the sense that it's just meat and potatoes. If you're interested, I'll look up the exact recipe, which must be in one of my many English recipe books.

I prefer to cook from scratch, but my kids' schedules of late have made it necessary for me to "cheat" now and then. If you can find it in your local grocery store or maybe an import store, the Irish division of Knorr makes a Shepherd's Pie "mix" under the "Mealmaker" name that is delicious and easy. Brown your own onions, mushrooms and ground beef (though for a more authentic dish, use ground lamb), add the contents of the packet, some water and ketchup (!) then top with your own mashed potatoes and bake in the oven. The mix contains dehydrated peas and carrots, but I usually add some more of my own. Parnsips are delish too. If you want to get fancy, you can substitute sherry or Guiness for some of the water. For a family of four, I use 2 or 3 packets, 3lbs. of meat and have leftovers

My local grocery store has discontinued the product, but I bought about 10 packets when they reduced the price by 50% to clear them out. Trust me, this is VERY good and will fool the most die-hard meat & "budadoes" Irishman you know. In fact, I haven't made this in a while--I think I'll make it tonight!
 
I haven't seen those packets, a little cheating does not harm does it. I bought some Irish tea - Barry's - from an Irish food website, they're here in the US - I'll see if they sell them and let you know - and for myself the next time I buy tea.
 
I'm sorry, I know this isn't what you asked, but why not make a vegetable lasagna? I'm concerned that you will not be able to eat what you make!
 
Well, you all are making me hungry and I see I will have to drag my crockpot out!!

My favorite is country-style port ribs. Brown them on stovetop (sometimes I dont bother doing that), put them in crockpot, add couple cups water, cup of barbecue sauce, onion powder and garlic powder (or lipton dry soup mix)

leave them cook on slow all day while you are out. I usually take ribs out of crockpot and place on foil-lined cookie sheet, brush with a little more barbecue sauce and broil in oven for a few minutes. The ribs will be fork tender and will NOT stay together by this point - you will have small rib pieces, (but not like the shredded pork in sandwiches) but always as tender as could be. Great with egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes. Just serve the sauce from the crockpot on the side. For a little extra flavor add cup of red wine in place of cup of water in crockpot.
 
If you don't eat meat why don't you order from a good resteraunt?

Just cook your usual vegetarian and have a good re heatable restaurant meal for the boss. A restaurant can tell you what will reheat well. Or you can order 2 vegetarians and one meat and potatoes from a restaurant you like and pop them all in the oven together.

If that doesn't appeal to you buy a nice steak. Pay $6-$10 a pound and get one good size steak per meat eater. Put salt and pepper on it. ask the boss if he likes it rare, medium or well done and cook it to order at a temperature that keeps the pan sizzling hot. You can make a small cut in the edge to check how well done it is. Serve with potatoes and a salad. Serve yourself a vegetarian dish.

You can do the same thing with a center cut pork chop except it has to be cooked well done. Add applesauce on the side if you serve pork.
 
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I'm sorry, I know this isn't what you asked, but why not make a vegetable lasagna? I'm concerned that you will not be able to eat what you make!

I am smiling here, because I am a vegetarian and I don't eat meat, chicken or fish! I have in the past when my parents came over made some meatballs to which I really was cringing when I was making it!

Why don't you buy a premade Shepard's Pie or such (like from Costco), and just heat it up? You can make the salads and vegetables, etc.

Or, better yet, buy the premade non-meat meatballs from Costco. They are delicious!! (Even DH says so!!)

Christine
 
I am smiling here, because I am a vegetarian and I don't eat meat, chicken or fish! I have in the past when my parents came over made some meatballs to which I really was cringing when I was making it!

Yeah, the cringing! DH does not want to be anywhere near raw meat. Rolling meatballs would send him over the edge!

I guess it depends on the nature of the "company" that's coming to visit. If it's business, I might suck it up a bit to play along. Family? Eat what I serve or go hungry ... Friend? Find something we will both enjoy.
 
Friends we see less than once a year. The last time I tried to serve something we'd all enjoy: a chicken dish (prepared by the family carnivorous chef), rice and Greek vegies with Feta cheese. I ate the rice and the vegies with cheese. Our guest ate the chicken and rice. Didn't want the vegies at all. Said, "None for me. I'm a meat and potatoes man."
So vegie lasagna is out and so are all other non-meat dishes I can think of :eek: Once a year, I can put up with serving something I can't eat.
Your suggestions are great! Keep them coming :)
 
Do you have a Costco near by? If so, they have a preseasoned garlic and onion pork loin that is very VERY good. You just take it out of the package and put it in the oven. Pretty fail proof.

On a different note, I am still constantly amazed at the grownups out there who will not eat vegetables.

Gayle
 
Not exact measurements, but ones that are easy and always get raves:

Rice Krispie chicken: Dip cut chicken pieces in melted butter and roll in crushed Rice Krispies. Place in foil lined pan. Bake at 350 degrees until chicken is cooked through (about 45 minutes for skinless, boneless chicken breasts)

Cheese Potatoes: Peel and slice baking potatos in thin slices. Mix in 1 can each: cream of celery soup, cream of chicken soup, chedder cheese soup. Add enough milk to thin the soup slighlty (about 1 cup). Place in a casserole on 350 degrees until just fork tender. (about an hour and 15 minutes for 4-5 potatoes) Let cool for about 5 minutes for soup to thicken slightly.

I usually serve this with green beans or a nice salad. This is old time comfort food, but it is what my friends always request when it is my turn to prepare a meal. There have never been any leftovers from this meal, so I don't think they are just being polite.
 
Meatloaf

1 ½ lb ground chuck
¼ cup pepper, chopped
¾ cup Pepperidge Farms dressing mix
¼ cup onion, chopped
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 eggs, beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup Velveeta cheese cubed
Garlic salt and basil to taste

Mix well, form into meatloaf. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees then pour sauce over and bake another 15 minutes.

Sauce:

1 large can tomato sauce
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Heat and pour over meatloaf. Sauce may pour over while baking.
 
Pulled Pork

This method takes some time but it literally falls off the bone. It also takes time so you might want to make it ahead of time.

Cut the skin and excess fat from a pork shoulder. Season it with Garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and salt on all sides. put it in a roasting pan. Add a cup of water, som beef bullion, and a tsp. to a tbsp of liquid smoke. Cover and cook at 275 for five hours, turning it over every hour. You can serve it with or without BBQ sauce and the broth makes great gravy.
 
The precooked ribs is a good suggestion. Costco carries them as well as grocery stores.

I sometimes cook a roast in my crockpot and it is sooooooo easy. I just add the roast with one can of beef brotha and one jar of beef gravy and let it go all day on low. It falls apart by dinner time, then I serve it with potatoes and carrots that I've simmered in some chicken broth. Very easy, and very good!
 
Here's my easy meatloaf:
(Makes a "sort of sweet" loaf)
Pound of ground chuck
1/2 cup chopped onions
Chili sauce (about 1/4 cup) (enough to mix all thru hamburger)
Mix together in oven proof casserole, bake at 350 for about 35-40 minutes
Or you can double amounts

Or for a different taste, use Heinz 57 sauce instead of chili sauce
 
No Costco :( Only a City Market and a Safeway.

Thanks everybody for the very helpful suggestions and recipes. I'm printing them out and then it will be time to start practicing.
 
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