George M. Middius > wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:

>> >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.
>>
>> You're not supposed to eat the carrots and onions from a pot roast.
>> They are to be discarded.

>Go on, please. Why would you discard food?

The idea is similar to when you make vegetable stock. The solid
portions are discarded because, after two or three hours of cooking
all the flavor has gone into the liquid.

If you're making stew, instead of pot roast, the approach is different,
the cooking time is less (usually), potatoes are also included, and these
ingredients are not discarded and are served.

Steve