Best 4 Picante Pot Roast Recipes

PICANTE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from beef. Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook beef in skillet 5 to 10 minutes, turning several times, until brown.
• Place beef in 4- to 5-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker. Grate peel from orange; juice orange. Top beef with onions, carrots, tomatoes, orange peel, orange juice, broth, cumin and salt.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 9 to 10 hours or until beef is tender.

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

PICANTE BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• Cut roast in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine the picante sauce, tomato sauce and taco seasoning; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or until meat is tender. , Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer 3 cups to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.

PICANTE POT ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Pour oil into crock pot or dutch oven and add meat.
• 2. Mix spices and sauces in bowl and pour over meat.
• 3. Cook slowly in dutch oven, and check meat for tenderness after 2 hours.
• 4. If added to crock pot instead, turn on low and let cook 6-8 hours.
• 5. In either case, re-move meat to serving plate and keep warm; bring sauce to a boil and stir frequently until thickened (about 5 minutes).
• 6. Skim fat from sauce, and serve with additional picante sauce over meat.