Pot Roast With Orange And Dates

Serves: 3

Olin Prosacco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

59

Sweetness

53

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 tsps

Sugar

1 cup

Orange Juice

1 cup

Tomato Sauce

2 cups

Pitted Dates

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Sprinkle roasts on each side with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon sugar

3

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy wide ovenproof pot over medium-high heat

4

Add roasts

5

Cook until brown, about 8 minutes per side; transfer to plate

6

Add 1 tablespoon oil and onions to pot

7

Sauté until dark brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes

8

Mix in vinegar and allspice; boil until reduced to glaze, scraping up browned bits

9

Add broth, orange juice, and tomato sauce; bring to boil

10

Return roasts and accumulated juices to pot

11

Scatter dates around roasts; sprinkle with parsley

12

Cover pot; place in oven

13

Braise roasts 1 hour

14

Turn roasts over, cover, and braise until tender, about 1 hour

15

Tilt pot; spoon off fat from top of sauce

16

Cool uncovered 1 hour

17

DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead

18

Chill uncovered until cold; cover and keep chilled

19

Preheat oven to 350°F

20

Transfer roasts to board, scraping sauce into pot

21

Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; overlap slices in baking dish

22

Spoon sauce over

23

Cover; rewarm about 25 minutes

24

Preheat oven to 350°F

25

Sprinkle roasts on each side with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon sugar

26

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy wide ovenproof pot over medium-high heat

27

Add roasts

28

Cook until brown, about 8 minutes per side; transfer to plate

29

Add 1 tablespoon oil and onions to pot

30

Sauté until dark brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes

31

Mix in vinegar and allspice; boil until reduced to glaze, scraping up browned bits

32

Add broth, orange juice, and tomato sauce; bring to boil

33

Return roasts and accumulated juices to pot

34

Scatter dates around roasts; sprinkle with parsley

35

Cover pot; place in oven

36

Braise roasts 1 hour

37

Turn roasts over, cover, and braise until tender, about 1 hour

38

Tilt pot; spoon off fat from top of sauce

39

Cool uncovered 1 hour

40

DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead

41

Chill uncovered until cold; cover and keep chilled

42

Preheat oven to 350°F

43

Transfer roasts to board, scraping sauce into pot

44

Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; overlap slices in baking dish

45

Spoon sauce over

46

Cover; rewarm about 25 minutes