Sunday After Church Roast Beef
This is a recipe I tweaked to make it my own. It is delicious and easy. Perfect to start before going to church, and it's ready when you get home.
This is a recipe I tweaked to make it my own. It is delicious and easy. Perfect to start before going to church, and it's ready when you get home.
- Carbohydrate 5.632575 g
- Cholesterol 187.1067 mg
- Fat 55.52782375 g
- Fiber 0.0201249995827675 g
- Protein 54.787019125 g
- Saturated Fat 20.979506125 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (451g)
- Sodium 724.088984116587 mg
- Sugar 5.61245000041723 g
- Trans Fat 7.76568712500001 g
- Calories 754 calories
Step-by-step
- Pour olive oil in a frying pan heat on medium high.
- Season meat with salt and pepper
- Sear meat on all sides too seal in the juices.
- While meat is searing put remaining ingredients in a slow cooker and place on high. Stir to combine ingredients.
- After meat has been seared place in the soup mixture. Cover pot, and cook for 3 - 4 hours.
Deeply browned exterior surfaces give way to tender interior muscle fibers that pull apart easily with a fork, bathed in a thick, savory umami gravy. Extended moist heat breaks down tough collagen into gelatin at temperatures sustained near 195 degrees Fahrenheit, creating a rich mouthfeel without drying out the protein. Searing the exterior beforehand triggers the Maillard reaction, generating hundreds of new flavor compounds through the heat-induced rearrangement of amino acids and reducing sugars.
Maximizing Second-Day Textures
Leftover beef retains moisture exceptionally well when stored submerged in its surrounding sauce within an airtight glass container kept at or below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Consume these refrigerated portions within three to four days to ensure optimal safety and taste. Reheating large cuts requires low ambient oven temperatures around 275 degrees Fahrenheit alongside a tight aluminum foil seal to prevent evaporative cooling from stripping moisture. Alternatively, shred cold meat directly into simmering broths where collagen remnants melt completely within ten minutes, yielding an entirely new texture profile for sandwiches or grain bowls.
- Store sliced beef overlapping in shallow containers to speed up internal chilling rates.
- Add a splash of water before reheating to replenish moisture lost during refrigeration.
- Discard portions left at ambient room temperatures exceeding two hours.
