Hardcore Hobbit: Roast Beef

As LOTRO says, “nothing can beat this savory pot roast”. So delicious! I don’t make roast very often because of the expense of buying one, what I keep forgetting though is each time I buy one it makes a few meals, not just one. With that consideration it’s actually a bargain when you pick one up on sale and oh so tasty. In the game roast beef is made with salt, cauliflower, and marinated beef (beef, green onion, salt). I highly recommend doing a roast in the crockpot, I find I get the most tender meat this way with very little fuss. I also always cook my roast from frozen, again omg tender! It will also make it’s own gravy this way. My mouth is watering just thinking about this roast again. Time to get to pictures and recipes before I raid the fridge.

• 1 roast of choice, frozen
• 2 tbl cornstarch
• 2 pouches beef low salt oxo
• 1 tsp herbs de provence
• 4 tbl white wine
• 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tsp dry mustard powder
• pinch salt and pepper
• 2 cup cauliflower
• 2 tbl margarine
• 1 tsp steak spice
• green onion, sliced

1. Place the roast in a crockpot, top and surrounding with the next nine ingredients on the list.
2. Cover and cook for 6 hours on high or 10 hours on low.
3. Before serving, boil a pot of water. Add the cauliflower and cook until fork tender, about 10 minutes or less. Drain. Add the margarine and steak spice. Mash. Season to taste.
4. Serve and top with gravy from the crockpot and green onions.

There are so many variables in this recipe, cut of meat, size of cut, etc. So sadly I cannot give nutritional values for this one. The picture above is from my husband’s plate, it is a surly dwarf portion for sure. A hobbit trying to watch their figure should probably aim for a portion that looks more like this:and go easy on the gravy…I know…it’s hard. So nummy!