Monday, February 22, 2010

Beer-Braised Beef

From Cooking Light



Ingredients:
1 cup refrigerated prechopped onion
Cooking spray
1 pound boneless top round steak, trimmed
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
1/2 cup light beer
2 tablespoons molasses
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. Place onion in a 3- to 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker coated with cooking spray.

2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray. Add steak; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Place steak over onion in cooker; pour tomatoes and beer over steak. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or until steak is very tender.

3. Shred steak with 2 forks in slow cooker; stir in molasses and salt. Let steak stand 10 minutes before serving.

Comments:
First of all, there's no way this makes 4 servings. I even had a one-cup measuring cup out and we got maybe 2 and a half. A small half. Lots and lots of juice though...

But anyway. The flavor on this is wonderful. The molasses must add that certain something to the depth. We had this with some rolls instead of mashed potatoes (as suggested in the recipe) since I've given up potatoes for lent. Gah.

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