One of my favorite literary moments comes when Dr. Seuss narrates the passage where the Grinch steals Christmas from the Who's...even their 'roast beast.' And later, with the love of Christmas filling his heart, the Grinch himself carves that very roast beast in the Whoville Christmas Celebration! We love Dr. Seuss.
Anyway, meal 120 was "roast beast" that I actually had to purchase from the store. We've been out of roasts for awhile & we're so spoiled to having our own beef in the freezer that I honestly don't remember ever purchasing a roast. But Dara & I were craving roast so badly that I broke down & bought a couple of roasts.
Dara actually got the roasts started in the crock pot for me. 2 sirloin roasts with just a little water to cover the bottom of the crock. Later I tossed in some fresh garlic, salt & pepper & we let it cook for at least 7 hours on low. As supper time drew closer I whipped up some mashed potatoes & made some brown gravy from the roast juices.
For the gravy I just ladeled several scoops over roast juice into a small simmering pot & turned that to medium-high. I slowly added some corn starch with a small strainer (to eliminate lumps). The juices eventually thickened to a WONDERFUL gravy.
And, those three things along with some sandwich bread turned into wonderful Manhattens! Meal 120 done.
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