Best Special Roast Recipes

SPECIAL OCCASION STUFFED CROWN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Season pork roast with salt and pepper to taste, then place on a rack in an open roasting pan, rib ends down.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 2 hours. Roast will be only partially cooked.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine cranberries and sugar and mix well; set aside. Melt butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Add cranberry mixture, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, bread cubes, apples, apple juice, egg and poultry seasoning. Toss well.
• After the two hours, remove roast from oven. Turn rib ends up and fill cavity with cranberry/apple stuffing. Insert meat thermometer between two ribs in the thickest part of the meat, making sure that end of thermometer does not touch any bone.
• Return stuffed roast to oven and continue roasting at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 1 1/2 hours, or until internal temperature of meat reaches 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). (Note: If stuffing becomes too brown, cover it with aluminum foil.)
• To Serve: Place roast on warm platter and let stand for 15 minutes for easier carving. Slice between ribs to carve, and serve with stuffing.

SPECIAL SUNDAY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss first 5 ingredients in large roasting pan. Mix butter, sage, and garlic in small bowl. Place chicken in center of vegetables. Using fingertips, loosen skin from breast. Spread 1 tablespoon sage butter under skin. Rub 1 tablespoon sage butter over entire chicken. Dot vegetables with remaining sage butter. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt over vegetables and chicken. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Roast chicken and vegetables 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F; continue roasting until instant-read thermometer inserted into chicken thigh registers 165°F and vegetables are tender, stirring vegetables once, about 1 hour.
• Place greens and shallot on large deep platter. Spoon 3 tablespoons fat from juices in pan and drizzle over greens; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Using slotted spoon, transfer roasted vegetables to platter, placing atop greens. Tilt chicken, allowing juices to flow from cavity into pan. Transfer chicken to work surface. Cut into serving pieces and arrange with vegetables atop greens.
• Add wine and 1/4 cup water to roasting pan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring to scrape up browned bits. Simmer until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to small pitcher. Serve chicken, passing pan juices alongside.

SPECIAL ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place turkey on a greased rack in a roasting pan. Add water, giblets and neck to pan. Combine 1-1/4 cups broth, 3/4 cup orange juice and 2 tablespoons soy sauce; pour over turkey. Combine bouillon, onion and garlic powder; sprinkle over turkey. Bake, uncovered, 3-1/2 hours, basting every 30 minutes. When turkey begins to brown, cover lightly with foil. Remove giblets and neck when tender; set aside for gravy. Combine remaining broth, orange juice and soy sauce. Remove foil from turkey; pour broth mixture over turkey. Bake 30 minutes longer or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175° , For gravy, remove meat from neck and discard the bones. Chop giblets and neck meat; set aside. In a saucepan, combine 2 cups pan juices, broth, orange juice and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Stir in thyme, sugar and pepper. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Whisk into broth mixture; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in reserved giblets and neck meat. Carve turkey; serve with gravy.

HORSERADISH ROAST BEEF SPECIAL SANDWICH

Steps:

• in small bowl stir together all spread ingredients.
• in another bowl stir together butter and garlic.
• spread 1 side of each slice bread with garlic butter.
• place on cookie sheet.
• broil 5 to 6" from heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until bread is toasted.
• to assemble each sandwich, layer 1 slice bread with 3 slices roast beef, 2 slices tomato and 3 slices cucumber.
• spoon about 2 tablespoons spread over cucumbers, top with 1 slice bread.

A VERY SPECIAL POT ROAST FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Trim fat from meat and if need be, cut the meat to fit the cooker (3 1/2 to 4-quart cooker).
• Brown meat on top of stove in a Dutch oven. Brown on all side using the 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper.
• Cut up any large pieces of dried fruit; place the fruit in the slow cooker; add the onion wedges. Place the meat on top of the fruit and onion; sprinkle with allspice and pour in the apple juice.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hour.

AUNTIE IVY: SLOW ROAST SALMON WITH SPECIAL SOY.

Steps:

• Place your piece of salmon fillet on a foil lined tray. Skin side down. A sprinkling of salt and pepper. Bake in a pre-heated 250F oven for 18-20 minutes. Eat with ivy's soy. Leftovers ate great cold. You can vary the sauce. A quick one would be mixing light mayo with Grey poupon and then thinning it out with a small amount of milk. To enhance the look, finely chopped chives. Because of the low temperature, I actually spray my Pyrex pie dish with some PAM and then place it directly on it. The skin of the salmon acts as an added buffer. With this prep, I do not eat the skin as it will be soft. Since I don't eat the skin, using foil in this instant is OK. for larger pieces. Due to the low temperature used, it would be helpful to take the salmon out of the fridge at least half hour before.

SPECIAL ROAST

Steps:

• 1. In a coffee cup, add the rest of the ingredients for the paste. Add ketchup a little at a time and stir, to make a thick paste. You can add more of the other ingredients, as nothing is measured out..just a little of this and that. Trim fat off as needed.
• 2. Place roast in roaster and add a little water (about 1" to bottom of pan) Put the paste on the top of the roast and cover as much as possible. this will seal the meat and make it tender. Cover and bake for 3 hours. I have made gravy out of the drippings in the bottom of the pan after the roast has cooked, but the flavor of the seasoning it was a little to strong for my taste. Also, if your roast is smaller, just cut the ingredients in 1/2. I have also used the crock pot and this has worked out well. I added potatoes and carrots for the last hour of cooking.
• 3. This works very well with a wild game roast.

MOM'S SPECIAL SUNDAY ROAST BEEF

Steps:

• Rub oil over entire surface of meat. Combine remaining ingredients; rub over roast. Let sit for 60 minutes. Place meat in shallow baking dish with fat side up. Bake at 350 degrees 20 minutes per pound. The result will be a brown outer surface with an even rareness in the middle. Cover the meat with aluminum foil and a clean kitchen towel and let the meat rest for 10-20 minutes before slicing.

ROAST - WHEN YOU WANT IT EXTRA SPECIAL

Steps:

• Let meat stand at room temp for about an hour (if possible).
• From the fat side of the roast (rump's usually have a layer of fat on one side - also known as the top side), cut a slit about halfway through the meat, and insert one clove garlic. Repeat for remaining cloves, spreading out over the roast. For a 2-3 pound roast use 2 cloves garlic, for 3-4 pounds use 3 cloves, etc.
• Generously cover all sides of the roast with pepper, salt, and granulated garlic. By the way, when I say generous, I mean really really cover it, almost l like a crust of spice. Hint: fresh ground cracked pepper is best, but any black pepper will work. Peel onion and cut in half. Place onion and celery in bottom of a roasting pan (DO NOT add any liquid - pan and veggies should be dry). Cover with rack.
• Place roast on rack, fat side up. Bake at 325 degrees for a half hour per pound. This will bring the meat to medium-rare to medium. If you want it more done, just 5 minutes per pound.
• Move meat to a platter and let stand for at least 5 minutes before carving. You can cover it with foil to keep it warm, but that can result in the meat continuing to "cook" a bit, making it a tad more done. It's important to let it stand, as this helps the juices redistribute.
• Gravy.
• Place roasting pan on top of stove and add about 2 cups water. Leave the onions and celery in while it heats. Stir a bit, the bits on the bottom of the pan will start to loosen up (this is called deglazing). You can add more water if you need more gravy, just do it a bit at a time, then taste after each addition, making sure it still has a good flavor. Also you'll probably need to salt it a bit.
• If you want thickened gravy, put one tablespoon cornstarch in a small glass and add about ¼ cup water and stir till mixed, then add to the roasting pan. Stir continuously until thickened over medium heat. You'll notice after first adding cornstarch that the color will lighten - just stir, and continue heating, the gravy will return to a dark color once the cornstarch is fully heated. It takes about five minutes to thicken - most cooks say that any thickening agent (flour, corn starch etc) has not fully thickened until it reaches boiling. I don't know that I always bring this to a boil, but probably close.

SPECIAL SURTI LAMB RAAN - SLOW ROAST SPICED WHOLE LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Mixed the two masala (Surti masala and Jeera masala from www.curryfusion.net) with the mint, lemon juice and sunflower oil to make the marinade. Make deep cuts into the leg all over and evenly rub the marinade on to the meat. Season with freshly cracked black pepper. Marinate for 24hrs or if you have time 48hrs in the fridge.
• Cook for 3.5 hours covered with foil at 150C. Remove the foil and cook for further 20 minutes at 190-200C for colour and baste frequently resulting in a beautiful spicy crust.
• Rest for 15 minutes so the meat relaxes and juices are taken up. Shredding the meat off the bone with a fork, separate the meat juices and fat from the roasting tin. Once shredded pour over the cooking liqueur to create a pulled Juicy lamb that is mouth watering meaty lamb with the signature Bipin's jeera and surti flavour hit.

MAMA'S 'SPECIAL INGREDIENT' POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oil in dutch oven, rub roast with 1 1/2 tbsp of flour with garlic powder and salt& pepper to taste.
• Brown roast on both sides..mix the remaining flour and cup of hot water,vinegar and pour over meat, add onions
• keep cooking for a few minutes on med to high heat, stirring to blend the water,vinegar and flour to make a gravy..turn heat down and cover and simmer for about 1-2 hours
• you may want to add more flour for a thicker gravy