{"id":6870,"slug":"pot-roast-braised-beef","title":"POT ROAST. BRAISED BEEF","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["some fat or goose fat","1/2 onion","the meat (2 1/2 pounds brisket shoulder or any other meat suitable for pot roasting)","salt","scant 1/2 teaspoon paprika","1/2 cup hot water","1/2 sweet green pepper (seeds removed)","1 small carrot","2 tablespoons tomatoes","2 onions sliced"],"ingredients_norm":["fat or goose fat","onion","meat","salt","scant teaspoon paprika","hot water","sweet green pepper","carrot","tomato"],"steps":["Heat some fat or goose fat in a deep iron pot, cut half an onion very fine and when it is slightly browned put in the meat.","Cover up closely and let the meat brown on all sides.","Salt to taste, add a scant half teaspoon of paprika, half a cup of hot water and simmer an hour longer, keeping covered closely all the time.","Add one-half a sweet green pepper (seeds removed), one small carrot cut in slices, two tablespoons of tomatoes and two onions sliced.","Two and a half pounds of brisket shoulder or any other meat suitable for pot roasting will require three hours slow cooking. Shoulder of lamb may also be cooked in this style.","When the meat is tender, remove to a warm platter, strain the gravy, rubbing the thick part through the sieve and after removing any fat serve in a sauce boat.","If any meat is left over it can be sliced and warmed over in the gravy, but the gravy must be warmed first and the meat cook for a short time only as it is already done enough and too much cooking will render it tasteless."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w21:10","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"fd37f8aef6dd5a66f12ed2215ff37f6d6cc0a67e73fdec3c364e9d74f6dfe117","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:56:16Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/pot-roast-braised-beef"}