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Everyone has them, and i had one tonight.
A pot-roasted piece of beef, with roast potatoes. how can that go wrong?
missed the shops, so grabbed a kilo of silverside from Tesco.
rubbed it in pepper and some ground spices, then seared it off in a frying pan.
put it in a pot with chopped onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, a bay leaf, parsley and half a bottle of red wine.
an hour and a half at 150 degrees later, the sauce tasted GREAT but the meat was like boot leather.
Bugger. At least i didn't have guests over!
A pot-roasted piece of beef, with roast potatoes. how can that go wrong?
missed the shops, so grabbed a kilo of silverside from Tesco.
rubbed it in pepper and some ground spices, then seared it off in a frying pan.
put it in a pot with chopped onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, a bay leaf, parsley and half a bottle of red wine.
an hour and a half at 150 degrees later, the sauce tasted GREAT but the meat was like boot leather.
Bugger. At least i didn't have guests over!
Try it on the stove top
Brown meat and veg (topside/silverside ok Brisket has more flavour but extend cooking time)
sit meat on top of veg add stock all in a close lidded pan (use foil to ensure tight seal)
Put on a low heat,barely simmering for about hour and half to two hours dep on weight
a pressure cooker can give the same result even quicker if you like the added time bomb feature.....
Brown meat and veg (topside/silverside ok Brisket has more flavour but extend cooking time)
sit meat on top of veg add stock all in a close lidded pan (use foil to ensure tight seal)
Put on a low heat,barely simmering for about hour and half to two hours dep on weight
a pressure cooker can give the same result even quicker if you like the added time bomb feature.....
I quite like cheap braising steak, its nice and fatty and cheap as chips, I usually stew mine for a good 3-5 hours. Dont stir it around too much and it wont fall apart. I couldnt imagine cooking meat in a pot for less than that period, however big or small. The longer your onions/veg/wine/garlic and seasonings stew, the more delicious the gravy 
Depending how you do it 180°C and 4 hours works for me
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