I have a Samsung ceramic cooktop. Unless my thermometer is faulty, the oven is calibrated perfectly.
Please don’t scold me if I’ve posed this question before. I just can’t seem to get it just right, tender, but not over cooked? or maybe it’s under cooked? Yes, I’m confused.
Please comment on this recipe. My two concerns are when it mentions “loosely” 'covering it, but when it goes into the oven, you can’t tell if it is vented. They or used a pizza pan, or suggested aluminum foil as an alternative.
Secondly, it calls for 350 degrees fro two hours. That sounds either too long or too high
Your link is broken. But it depends on the size of the roast and the amount of liquid. But 2 hours? Definitely not too long, IMO.
It’s a braised meat - you want it to fall apart. I see recipes out there calling for temps of 350° for upwards of 4 hours, and others at 300-325° for 2-3 hours.
For “loosely covered” - can the lid on your dutch oven be offset on one edge to allow some steam to escape?
Examples of other oven pot roast recipes for size of roast and timing and temp:
I wouldn’t go over 300, TBH. When I make the Mississippi pot roast, it’s seared, dressed, then braised in the oven for 8-10 hrs, depending on size. Melt in yo mouf tender.
From past inquiries, I was under the impression the low & slow was the way to go. Maybe I was going too low and too slow?? I’m will check out you recipe suggestions. What do you thinks about the link I re-posted?
I wasn’t planning on using a dutch oven, or adding vegetables. The recipe I referred to first sears on both sides in a cast iron pan, and is then transferred to the oven with the loose/vented covering.
I can’t watch the video at work with volume and there’s no written instructions.
But from the brief wording at the bottom of the video it says “Super basic yet super flavorful only three simple ingredients. Beef, salt, and water. Perfect for any low carb diet from keto to a very strict carnivore diet such as the BBBE OR LION CHALLENGE.” Looks like her total cooking time was 2 hours, 45 minutes at 350° when I dragged to the end of the video.
I’ll be honest - that sounds incredibly bland to me. I was able to discern that whatever this “challenge” was that only beef, butter, bacon, eggs and salt are allowed. Without any other seasonings, I doesn’t really float my boat, as I’m a seasonings girl for flavor.
My mistake #2. I thought she said 2 hours, but that was when she checked it, and then continued to around the 2 hours, 45 minute mark. Thanks for that.
FWIW, they adapted their plan from a recipe using beef, butter, bacon, eggs and salt. Theirs has only three ingredients…beef, salt, water
They are on low carb diet journey. I am not. I’m open to any suggestions when it comes to flavor, and the technique to cook it properly. That’s my main priority.
