... The food should be too!
Today reminded me of those first days of summer as a kid. Those first few days after the school year was finally over, when you first convinced your body to sleep in. It was mildly hot, and boredom set in about 2pm...so did hunger. So what better way to spend an afternoon than preparing an incredible dinner. It is with that I give you the first Inner-City Eats recipe!
Pre-Heat your oven to 350 Degrees F.
Ingredients:
Cheap Medium Sized Chuck Roast (yes, as in 'inexpensive'...less than $10)
1 Can Cream of Celery Soup (Subsititute with your favorite 'cream of..' condensed soup)
3-6 Cloves of Garlic (Depending on your The Garlic Rule**)3 Carrots (cleaned)
2 Stalks Celery
1/4 C. Marsala Wine
2 TBS. Worcestershire Sauce
3 Bay Leaves, Salt, Pepper, Seasoning Salt to taste.
Tools:
Dutch Oven, High Sided Cast Iron Pan, or Deep Casserole dish with a cover, or Aluminum Foil.
Prepare the Roast:
Give your roast a relaxing massage with a light sprinkling of salt, pepper, & seasoning salt on all sides. 2-3 teaspoons of OliveOil into a heavy bottom skillet or cast-iron over med-high heat, lightly sear all sides of the roast, about 3-4 minutes per side.
As your Roast Sears:
Rough chop a whole yellow or white onion, 3 medium sized carrots, 2 stalks of celery, garlic.
Whisk together Worcestershire, Marsala, Cream of Celery soup, Bay leaves, & 3/4 c. Water.
Prepare it for the Oven:
Transfer your seared roast to your dutch oven, casserole dish, or a plate for few moments, while you turn down the heat on the searing pan and toss in the onions and garlic for about 2-3 minutes for a quick sautee in the same pan used to sear the roast.
Once you have tossed them around a litte, either return the roast to the searing pan, or pour the onions over the roast in the roasting pan.
Toss all the other veggies into the pan also and pour your gravylishious mixture over the top of the roast.
Cover it with the top, or aluminum foil and pop it in the center of the oven for 2.5-3 hours at 350 Degrees F. **The Garlic Rule:
1-3 Cloves: If you are single without prospects stick with less garlic, just in case one of your handsome single neighbors smells your cooking and his nose leads him to your doorstep, you don't want to have garlic breath.
3-6 Cloves: For those who cook for two. If you are both eating it, your breath will be equally garlically and should not produce relational conflict.
6+ Cloves: For either the Celebate, the Happily Married, or the one with the Cold. This much garlic urges on medicinal. Some of my recipe's will call for this level of garlicy influence, but if used inappropriately there is no telling what harm it could do to your social life. However, medicinally, it may kick that cold ASAP!
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