"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Zz Yzx wrote:
>>
>> >So how do you do yours?
>>
>> I rub the roast (chuck or 7-blade) with spices then dredge in flour
>> then brown it. Liquid is half stout and half pineapple juice with a
>> little worceshire. I add whole (trimmed) onion, carrots, celery then
>> cook it. The whole onion, carrots and celery come out when they're
>> mushy and the meat is nearly done. Then red potatos, carrots,
>> turnips, whatever go in. Then cook till done.
>>
>> -Zz
>
> IMO, pot roast sucks (my mom used to make that crap). The meat is bland
> and
> the carrots and pototoes cooked along side of it were blah too. I'll take
> a
> Big Mac(tm) and fries any day over that crappy homemade meal.
>
> I often buy the same beef and slice it into steaks and treat them as I
> would
> a ribeye steak...with mushrooms and onions. A much better meal, imo, than
> that crappy pot roast nonsense. YAWN!
>
> I actually find it hard to believe that anyone would even cook that these
> days. It was a blah meal when we were kids and before real cooking was
> invented.

I have never eaten a Big Mac nor does it even look remotely appealing.

My mom's pot roast was always really tough. I did like the carrots and
potatoes. I learned to cook mine for a lot longer and it is always tender.