Asian Pot Roast Recipe

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I love Asian food, so this pot roast satisfies my cravings. The original recipe called for spinach, but I use sugar snap peas and carrots instead. Sometimes I serve the roast, vegetables and pineapple over rice or egg noodles. -Donna Staley Randleman, North Carolina

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Asian Pot Roast Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 2 hours 35 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 beef rump roast or bottom round roast (3 pounds)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3 celery ribs, sliced
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 cup fresh sugar snap peas
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 to 2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Directions

In a Dutch oven over medium heat, brown roast in oil on all sides; drain. Add onion. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice, soy sauce, garlic and ginger.
Pour over roast. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until meat is almost tender.
Add celery and carrots. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the peas, mushrooms and reserved pineapple. Cover and simmer 15 minutes longer or until the vegetables and meat are tender.
Remove the roast, vegetables and pineapple; keep warm. Skim fat from pan drippings. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into the drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Slice roast across the grain. Serve the meat, vegetables and pineapple with gravy. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (4 ounces) equals 411 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 136 mg cholesterol, 560 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 48 g protein.

Originally published as Asian Pot Roast in Taste of Home October/November 2004, p32