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Yankee Pot Roast Welcomes Fall
Roast for about 4 hours
until the meat is falling apart.

Remove the bay leaf. Sprinkle
parsley over the pot roast just
before serving.

BOSTON LETTUCE WITH
LEMON DRESSING
Serves 6
like apple pie or brownies, or
go with something light and
KIDS LOVE IT because the contrasting like sorbet, sliced
meat is tender, adults love the melon or mango, or a spiced
complexity of the flavors and, fruit compote.

most importantly, the cook
loves it because you just throw YANKEE POT ROAST
everything in the pot and leave Serves 6
it alone for 4 hours. This can
also be done in a slow cooker, “Why is it called Yankee?” I
but the instructions below are wondered. Some research
for an old-school oven braise.

revealed that the cooking
Topping the finished pot technique was brought to New
roast with chopped parsley England by French immigrants
gives a burst of freshness to in the form of étouffée and was
this hearty dish and adds a adapted to local ingredients.

nice visual dash of bright green
The name may be a nod to
when you serve it.

the stereotypical frugality and
Since the vegetables are all ingenuity of New Englanders:
contained in the pot, you don’t The recipe takes an inexpen-
need much in the way of sides sive cut of meat and patiently
— a loaf of crusty bread and a braises it to tender delicious-
bottle of dry red wine complete ness. The long winters of the
this meal beautifully.

region necessitated warming
If you wish for something comfort foods, and cooking the
else on the table, the simplest dish slowly over several hours
green salad does the trick. The served the additional purpose
version below, which features of heating up the kitchen.

a make-in-the-bowl lemony
The inclusion of vegetables
dressing, delivers a refresh- is also said to be a tradition of
ingly welcome contrast to the the New England, or Yankee,
version — perhaps as a clever
richness of the pot roast.

As for dessert, you can way to stretch the meat and
go one of two ways — stick cook the meal with maximum
with the theme of homey- efficiency and minimum
cozy and serve something effort.

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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 2 tablespoons cooking oil
4- to 5-pound chuck roast
Salt and pepper to season
meat 4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large onion, sliced
4 carrots cut in large
chunks 3 parsnips cut in large
chunks 1 small turnip, cut in large
chunks 4 stalks celery cut in large
chunks 3 cups beef stock
1 cup red wine
1 tablespoon fresh or 1
teaspoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon fresh or 1
teaspoon dried thyme
1 whole bay leaf
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Heat your oven to 275 F.

Generously sprinkle the roast
with salt and pepper.

In a large Dutch oven, heat
the oil, and sear the beef on all
sides. Remove it from the pan,
and add the garlic and onions,
scraping up any browned bits.

When the onions and garlic
are fragrant, place the beef,
along with any drippings, back
in the pan. Add the vegetables,
broth, wine, thyme, rosemary
and bay leaf. Cover and place it
in the oven.

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2 heads Boston or bibb
lettuce, rinsed, spun and
torn into bite-sized pieces
Juice of ½ lemon
¼ cup best-quality extra-
virgin olive oil
A couple of pinches of
kosher salt
Generous grinding of fresh
cracked pepper
Place the lettuce in a salad
bowl. Spritz it with lemon juice,
sprinkle with salt and pepper,
and drizzle with olive oil. Toss
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Since we are serving a Yankee
pot roast with roots in New
England, Boston lettuce seems
to be the right choice for the
salad. This simple salad is all about
showcasing the ingredients. Buy
the crispest lettuce you can find
and use top-quality olive oil.

If you can’t find Boston
or bibb, any varietal (except
iceberg) is fine here —
romaine, red leaf, oak leaf,
arugula, etc. There is so much
going on in the main course,
this simple citrusy salad is the
ideal complement.

I prefer this just as it is, but
you can add some tomatoes,
cucumbers, sprouts or fresh
herbs if you wish.

The other benefit of this
salad is the lack of fuss. You
can assemble it right in the
salad bowl, dressing and all.

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