Last weekend was unseasonably rainy and chilly here in Mars, so comfort food was in order for Sunday supper.
I had recently read a recipe KR posted on AnotherFoodieBlogger for Bloody Mary Beef Stew and was inspired to use up a bottle of Bloody Mary Mix I had in the fridge that I bought on a whim a while back when in the mood for that particular cocktail I only hanker for occasionally.
Here is what I came up with, and it was a definite HIT with my guys here. Served with some homemade mashed potatoes (which I haven’t made in forever) just sealed the deal. Enjoy!
Bloody Mary Beef Pot Roast
- 2 1/2 – 3 lb. beef chuck roast
- 2 cups bloody mary mix (your favorite)
- 1/2 cup water
- A shot of two of vodka (or not – whatever you like)
- 1 head (or bunch) celery, chopped, including some of the leaves
- 1 large sweet vidalia onion, chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp fresh rosemary, minced
- 1 Tbsp horseradish
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
In a large skillet, saute celery, onion, and garlic (the heavenly trinity!) in olive oil for a few minutes until softened and turning translucent. Add salt and pepper to taste, rosemary, and horseradish, and continue sauteing for a few more minutes until you start to get some little brown bits.
Make room for the beef roast in the center and brown on both sides along with the veggies. Once the meat is browned, pour all into crockpot.
Combine bloody mary mix, water, and vodka and pour over all. Cook on high for approximately 6 hours or until beef begins to fall apart with the touch of a fork. Break apart and stir shredded meat into sauce. Cook on low another hour if time allows.
Serve with mashed potatoes and a salad or vegetable side dish. It also tastes yummy on buns as a sandwich (which we had the next day).
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
what shall I do now, as vegetarian? Take Tofu and orange Juice, what do you think. Would that make it? 🙂
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LOL! tofu and the rest of the ingredients I imagine would work – but if you come up with a good recipe for tofu and orange just – let us know! 🙂
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Oh my gosh would my kids love this. And again, your food photography is so beautiful. Shooting food is one of the most difficult things to do. Years ago, when I had an account with a cookie company, we had many products that were actually plastic because getting good shots of food is such a challenge.
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What did you do in your job, Sylvia, the involved photographing cookies? Some food photography is challenging, but the good thing about it is it doesn’t move around like people – lol! It is one of my favorite subjects to photography actually 🙂
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Twenty five years ago I was living in Cleveland. The design firm that I worked for had a cookie company as a client. We designed posters and collateral materials for them. We art directed the photo shoots for the images that we used in the designs. Sometimes after being under bright lights, the cookies would really start to look kind of grey. At one point, we did have plastic replicas of the cookies and at that time photoshop was not used, so we had an illustrator go in and add the steam coming off the cookies as if they had been freshly baked. Not an easy photo shoot. You would have had it in the bag!
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I saw the picture and immediately thought “comfort food”…then proceeded to read and saw those very words! Looks so mouth-watering!
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Thanks Kathy! Comfort food indeed – especially with the mashed taters! 🙂
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Jodi, I have been trying to comment on this post but it keeps giving me an error message. I’m not sure if you will get this email or not.
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I got it cutie! you are so sweet to keep trying 🙂 Thank you sweet friend.
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My pleasure, Jodi! It was very trying!
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I’m sorry you struggled so!
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It was a problem with my computer but I have it straightened out now. It was frustrating not being able to comment!
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I second the comment on the photography. A cookbook is in order! (K)
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Thanks K – on my retirement to do list some day 🙂
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I know all about that list…
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LOL! Growing every day – eh?
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Yes!
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This looks delicious! I can even smell it. YUMMMM! (Let’s see if this comment will post).
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Extremely brilliant Jodi!!!! Love the shot of V in there too!
Jenna
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LOL! I like that Jenna – Brilliant – haha! I bet your gang would love this on a cool day!
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What a delicious looking meal Jodi, I can just see everyone sopping up the last drop of victuals, on the plate, with homemade biscuits. And, clinking their beer steins for good cheer! Have a super Saturday!
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Ah yes – that sounds perfect on a crisp autumn or blustery winter day too! And this food makes we want to say “supper” when I usually call the meal dinner 🙂 LOL!
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*Insert what I always say about this kind of post here* I don’t want to be a broken record lol! What Kerfe said!
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LOL! You are kind to comment as I know you could care less about food 🙂 Thanks Looey!
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I can’t eat most foods, I just use art to forget LOL! You’re so welcome, KitchenistaArtista! (we really need a shorter nickname for you hehe) ❤
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lol!!!!!!!!! you crack me up!
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Dittoing the others! I would totally a cookbook from you, Jodi!
Also, you are a cruel woman…it’s many hours away from dinner yet and you post the most mouth-watering dish so that I would drool fruitlessly. LOL!
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“totally BUY a cookbook”…missed a word. 😀
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I figured it out 🙂
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LOL – and thanks! you are all so sweet!
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This is also a HIT with me! Do you have leftovers? 🙂
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A wee bit! Hurry over! 😝
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Yummmm I love KR! Awesome
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Love you too Lynn
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Awwwe your so sweet! Xoxo
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You had me at “horseradish”. Since we don’t drink alcohol, I’d leave out the vodka for sure, but if a Bloody Mary is as spicy as I think, this would probably be delicious. I’ll have to check out the drink mix. Could be very useful in cooking, as you’ve shown here.
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Indeed. I’m sure the vodka is not necessary but it was fun for me to add. 😝
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I never heard of this, has got to be delish!! 👍🏻❤️
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I think you would love it John 🙂 And it’s super easy. You could make a big batch and freeze it in smaller containers.
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Hey Jodi, thanks so much for the shout out! Your pot roast looks fantastic! I didn’t use horseradish because the mix I used was a super-spicy Cajun-style mix, and certainly didn’t need any more heat, lol! I am so glad this was a hit for the fam. xoxoxo ❤
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YUMZA! ❤️ I’m not a huge Bloody Mary fan but I bet it would be good with a pot roast! But my real question for you is, are you cooking with a Bloody Mary or adding it to the food?! Lol! 😉 Looks delish with those mashed potatoes!! 😄💕
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You’ll never really knowza will ya?! 🙂
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YUM!! It’s hot as hell here, so I’m mostly jealous of your chilly weather! hehe…. so I get to eat stuff like this! Looks delicious! 😃
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It was that hot here yesterday too. Very strange fluctuating weather these days!!!
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This one sounds good!
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Great for a chilly day. 😊
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Lol…just a shot or two? Really?
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🙂 I’m not a good measurer! LOL!
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I could eat rump roast everyday!
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So delish😉
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