Portuguese Pot Roast In Wine Garlic

Description

This recipe is from leite's culinaria. It is wonderful. I grew up with this type of pot roast made by my grandfather. It may seem like a lot of ingredients and work, but well worth it! Chourice can be found in some local market chains or on the net at gaspars.com

Ingredients

• Dry Red Wine
• Tomato Paste
• Fresh Parsley
• Fresh Oregano
• Bay Leaves
• Paprika
• Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• Salt
• Rump Roast
• Portuguese Chourico
• Garlic Cloves
• Spanish Onions
• Cold Water
• Yukon Gold Potatoes
• Carrots

Instructions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk half the wine into tomato paste until smooth
2. Stir in herbs
3. Set aside
4. Place beef and chourice pieces in covered oval roasting pan
5. Evenly distribute garlic and onions around meat
6. Pour in wine mixture
7. Add the water and remaining wine
8. Cover and marinate in refrigerator overnight or up to 48 hours
9. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
10. Remove pan from fridge, place on bottom rack of oven and cook covered for 2 hours
11. As marinade reduces to gravy, baste meat often to keep moist
12. Remove chourice, cover with foil and keep warm
13. Lower temperature to 400 degrees
14. Add potatoes and carrots
15. Cook covered for 30 minutes
16. Uncover and continue cooking until meat is browned and potatoes tender, about 30 minutes more
17. Final comments
18. If too thick, add water