Oriental Sweet and Sour Pot Roast

Name: Oriental Sweet and Sour Pot Roast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 (3 to 3½ lb) beef chuck roast; 2 Tbsp cooking oil; 1 can(s) (16 oz.) bean sprouts, rinsed and drained; 1 can(s) (5 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and thinly sliced; 1 medium green pepper, cut in 1-inch squares; 1/3 c apricot jam; 1/4 c vinegar; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp ground ginger; 1/8 tsp pepper; 1 can(s) (11 oz.) mandarin orange sections; 3 Tbsp cornstarch; 1 can(s) (4 oz.) mushrooms; hot cooked rice

Oriental Sweet And Sour Pot Roast Recipe

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Another recipe from my old cookbook. Very tasty! Next time I make it I will take photos.

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Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

9 Hr

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

1

(3 to 3½ lb) beef chuck roast
2 Tbsp

cooking oil
1 can(s)

(16 oz.) bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
1 can(s)

(5 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and thinly sliced
1 medium

green pepper, cut in 1-inch squares
1/3 c

apricot jam
1/4 c

vinegar
1 Tbsp

soy sauce
1 clove

garlic, minced
1 tsp

salt
½ tsp

ground ginger
1/8 tsp

pepper
1 can(s)

(11 oz.) mandarin orange sections
3 Tbsp

cornstarch
1 can(s)

(4 oz.) mushrooms
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hot cooked rice
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How to Make Oriental Sweet and Sour Pot Roast

Step-by-Step

Trim excess fat from roast; cut in half to fit into slow cooker. In skillet brown meat in hot oil; drain. Place meat in slow cooker; add bean sprouts, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and green pepper.
Stir together jam, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, salt, ginger, and pepper. Pour over meat and vegetables. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 8 to 10 hours. Remove meat and vegetables. Skim fat from cooking liquid.
Measure 2 cups of the liquid; reserve. Return meat and vegetables to slow cooker; cove to keep warm.
Drain oranges, reserving 1/4 cup of the syrup. In a saucepan blend reserved syrup slowly into cornstarch; stir in reserved cooking liquid. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in orange sections; heat through. Season to taste.
Place meat and vegetables on platter. Spoon some sauce over meat and vegetables; pass remaining sauce. Serve with rice.