Pot Roast prep work, how much can i get away with?

LeperousDust · 07-02-2009, 22:16

Bought some Brisket from the farmers market this morning and i'm planning to make a pot roast for about 10 (or more) people tomorrow. I've got enough of everything but what i'd like to do is prep as much as i can now without ruining any flavours or losing any vitamins.

Plan for tomorrow would be seal beef with some drippings/butter set to one side, throw shallots, onions and garlic in there and warm a little, then add them and beef to pot with stock and leave for about 6 hours on a low setting all day.

Later on boil potatoes, carrots, turnip and sprouts, then roast potatoes whilst the meat settling and i'm making gravy and finishing things off.

So out of all that what can i do tonight to save me hassle tomorrow when everyone is here? I know if i peel potatoes and veg and leave them in water nothing much "seems" to happen, right? Could i seal the meat tonight and put it in the pot with veg and leave cold, or will that ruin it? Best case scenario would be just turning things on and off tomorrow but i doubt thats possible?

07-02-2009, 22:16	#1
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Pot Roast prep work, how much can i get away with? Bought some Brisket from the farmers market this morning and i'm planning to make a pot roast for about 10 (or more) people tomorrow. I've got enough of everything but what i'd like to do is prep as much as i can now without ruining any flavours or losing any vitamins. Plan for tomorrow would be seal beef with some drippings/butter set to one side, throw shallots, onions and garlic in there and warm a little, then add them and beef to pot with stock and leave for about 6 hours on a low setting all day. Later on boil potatoes, carrots, turnip and sprouts, then roast potatoes whilst the meat settling and i'm making gravy and finishing things off. So out of all that what can i do tonight to save me hassle tomorrow when everyone is here? I know if i peel potatoes and veg and leave them in water nothing much "seems" to happen, right? Could i seal the meat tonight and put it in the pot with veg and leave cold, or will that ruin it? Best case scenario would be just turning things on and off tomorrow but i doubt thats possible? __________________