Quick Meals Planner: Bev's Old Standby
Beef Brisket in Beer | Garlic Smashed Potatoes | Fresh Tomatoes
Beef Brisket in Beer
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 6 |
Category: | Slow Cooker / Crock Pot Cooking |
Meal: | Bev's Old Standby (Quick Meals Planner) |
2 | Tb | Worcestershire sauce |
2 | cloves | garlic, minced |
0.25 | cup | tomato paste |
2 | Tb | molasses |
1 | 10.5 oz can | beef consommé |
1 | medium | onions, sliced |
12 | oz | beer |
0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
2 | lb | beef, brisket |
4 | medium | potatoes, quartered |
1 | cup | carrots, sliced |
0.25 | cup | flour |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Combine .first 8 ingredients in a large plastic bag. Shake to blend. Add meat, close bag and refrigerate for about 3 hours, turning occasionally. Place in crock pot, add potatoes, onions and carrots. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Remove meat and vegetables and add flour to thicken. Slice meat on bias, pour vegetables and gravy over the meat and serve.
Garlic Smashed Potatoes
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 6 |
Category: | Starch / Pasta |
Meal: | Bev's Old Standby (Quick Meals Planner) |
2 | lb | potatoes, red |
1 | whole | garlic, whole head |
0.5 | cup | cream, half and half |
0.25 | cup | butter, unsalted |
0.5 | tsp | salt, table |
1 | pinch | pepper, fresh ground |
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Cut washed red potatoes into quarters- no need to peel but remove eyes. Cover them with cold water and 1-teaspoon salt in saucepan. Add 2 peeled garlic cloves to the potatoes and water. Boil covered, until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and return to saucepan. Pour over half and half and melted butter- heat until warm and simmering, being careful not to burn. Mash potato mixture with mixer until smooth and add salt and pepper.
Fresh Tomatoes
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 4 |
Category: | Salad |
Meal: | Bev's Old Standby (Quick Meals Planner) |
2 | large | tomatoes, fresh |
2 | Tb | capers |
2 | Tb | onion, red |
2 | Tb | oil, olive |
2 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Slice tomatoes in 1/4 slices; arrange on plate. Thinly slice red onion and sprinkle on and around tomatoes. Sprinkle capers on and around tomatoes. Pour olive oil on tomatoes. Squeeze the lemon juice on top of tomatoes. Salt and pepper to taste.