Braised Beef with Harvest Vegetables

Pulled braised beef served in it's own juices with beets, butternut squash, and kale

Tools:

Sheet tray for roasting

Baking pan with lid

Aluminum foil

Large skillet

Shopping List:

3 pounds of beef roast, preferably chuck

3 medium size beets, 1 butternut squash, 1 bunch of kale

Olive oil, butter, ras en hout spice blend, smoked paprika, cumin seeds

Method:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees Fariehieght

The vegetables and beef are going to cook together for a total of 3 hours. Then the meat and vegetables must rest until cool enough to handle.

Easy and mostly hands off, all you need is a time at home.

Then the beef is fried lightly in its own fat. Beets and kale, mixes into the shredded beef. This is served on top of mashed butternut squash.

This beautiful and nutritious meal with leave you satisfied all around.

Vegetable Prep:

SLICE butternut squash in half lengthwise

WASH beets

TOSS in olive oil and salt

COVER and ROAST until tender, about 3 hours

Beef Rub:

1 T olive oil

1 T Ras en Hout

2 t smoked paprika

2 t cumin seeds

4 t salt

RUB spices and oil onto beef, place in roasting pan

COVER and BRAISE until tender, about 3 hours

After the beef and vegetables are tender, REMOVE from oven to cool

POUR off the beef juices and chill to separate the fat from the juices

PULL the beef into shreds, picking out the gristle

FRY the beef in the fat from roasting. Once the liquid poured off from cooking is chilled, the fat will lift right off from the juices in a solid mass. OR fry in olive oil.

SPRINKLE salt, smoked paprika, and ras en hout on beef while cooking.

Fry until fat is absorbed.

While the beef is frying,

PEEL and CHOP the beet into medium size chunks

WASH and DESTEM the kale, chop into large pieces

When the fat has been absorbed and the shreds slightly crispy,

DEGLAZE the beef with the juices reserved from braising

COVER and cook 5 minutes to heat beets and wilt the kale.

SCRAP the butternut squash from the peel with a fork

MASH with 2 T salted butter

SERVE beef and vegetables over mashed butternut squash

DECORATE with parsley and ENJOY