Winner, winner Roast Dinner!

I call my mother almost every day and food is always a topic of discussion.  As usual, I asked her what she was cooking and she vividly explained how she was cooking a rump roast.  She described it in such detail, I was inspired to make one myself for dinner.  Instead of a rump roast, I decided to purchase a chuck roast.  She had rice and green beans as her side dishes; I had collard greens and rice.  You choose whatever sides you would like.  After making this dish, I inspired my brother to make it as well and he had corn and rice as his side dishes.  This was a cheap meal that lasted a few nights.  Night two, I put my favorite BBQ sauce on the roast to change the flavor up.  Night three, we took the remaining roast and made sandwiches!  It's a very versatile meal.  Hope you enjoy it as much as my family did.

Recipe: Sweetened Chuck Roast

Ingredients:

Chuck Roast

1 small onion

1 small green bell pepper

4 small potatoes

Cooking Spray

Sugar

Season all

Garlic Powder

Black Pepper

Olive oil or canola cooking oil

Directions:

1. Wash meat thoroughly and then pat dry

2. Season both sides of the roast with season all, garlic powder, black pepper, and sprinkle with granulated sugar (I poke some holes in the roast and get some seasoning/sugar in the roast...not too many holes, just a few for flavor).  Make sure to rub sugar all over the meat so it's evenly coated on roast.  

3. In a large skillet, heat about 3-4 table spoons of oil (enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan (NOT TOO MUCH).  When the oil is hot, place meat in pan.  Cook on medium high heat on both sides for about 2-3 minutes.  You just want to get the meat to a pretty brown color on both sides.  You don't want to cook the roast all the way through.  

4. When meat is browned, place to the side. Chop an onion and bell pepper up (slices like for fajitas). Sauté your onions and peppers in the pot you cooked your roast in for about 3-5 minutes.  Add some seasoning to your vegetables (season all, black pepper, garlic powder).  You could also use fresh minced garlic.  

5. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.  Place the roast in the pan.  Place 

sautéed peppers and onions on top of roast.  Peel your small potatoes.  Chop into small chunks.  Rinse them off.  Season with seasonings listed above.  Spread evenly over roast and vegetables.  In the same pot you cooked meat and vegetables in, add a little water, pour into baking dish.  

6. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.  Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 2 hours or until meat is tender.  

7. After your roast comes out of the oven, let rest for about 5 minutes, then serve with your choice of side items.  Enjoy!