Week 3: Bavarian Pot Roast

Yummy! Not only is this easy to make, the side dish that I will also include is delicious with chicken breasts or a pulled pork. The Cabbage Noodle sidedish, can be prepared the night before and warmed to make dinner prep. easier. My crockpot is one of my favorite kitchen small appliance. The best part of this recipe is that you can eat half the dish tonight, then us the other for a second meal, I suggest as a beef sandwich with onions, mushrooms and provolone cheese.

Bavarian Crock Pot Roast Serves 12

1 boneless top round roast, 4 pounds, cut in half
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
2 T. white vinegar
2 - 3 t. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 c. apple juice
1 small onion, chopped
1 T. salt
1 T. ground ginger
1/4 c. cornstarch
1/2 c. water

1. In a Dutch oven heat a small amount of vegetable oil, brown the meat on all sides over medium high heat. Transfer the meat to a 5 quart slow cooker. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients with the exception of the cornstarch and water, pour over roast. Cook on high 5 - 7 hours.

2. 1 hour before serving the roast, combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Stir into the cooking juices, cover and continue cooking for 1 more hour or until the meat is tender and the juices have thickened.


Cabbage Noodles Serves 12

1 head of cabbage
1 medium to large onion
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 t. curry powder
2 t. salt
1 t. black pepper
1 bag of wide egg noodles

1. Chop cabbage and onion. I usually chop into larger pieces. If you're cooking the next day, I would place these two items into a large bowl and place into the refrigerator. If you're cooking right away, place the butter into a large skillet, melt (if using butter, do not allow it to brown or burn); place as much of the cabbage and onion as you can into the skillet over medium high heat. Continue to add cabbage and onion until all is in the skillet.

2. Stir and coat the cabbage and onions in butter/margarine. Sweat the cabbage and onion to almost tender (about 1/2 an hour). Meanwhile, cook the egg noodles to directions.

3. When cabbage and onion are cooked, place some of the noodles into the pan, stir, continue adding until all the noodles are incorporated. Season cabbage noodles with curry powder, salt and pepper.

** You could really veggie this side dish up; add some grated carrots, chopped celery, sweet colored pepper strips, whatever you like that can become tender.