Marinated pot roast

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Stephen Ceideburg
poundsTop, eye or bottom round beef
Marinade:
1cupRed wine
¼cupVegetable oil
2tablespoonsWorcestershire or soy sauce
1Onion, finely chopped
1Clove garlic, finely chopped
2Carrots, finely chopped
2Stalks celery, finely chopped
3Sprigs parsley
½teaspoonThyme
1Bay leaf
1teaspoonPeppercorns

Directions

The meat will be so tender you can cut it with a fork.

Soak the clay pot in cold water for 10 minutes. Tie the beef with string in four places so that it will retain its shape as it cooks.

Combine all the marinade ingredients in the clay pot. Marinate the beef for at least 24 hours, turning the beef several times. Add sufficient water or beef broth to the marinade to cover ¾ of the height of the beef. Place the pot in a cold oven. Adjust the heat to 450 degrees F. Bake for 1½ hours. Serve with horseradish.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg

From "Cooking in Clay" by Irena Chalmers, Potpourri Press, Greensboro N.C., 1974.