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okay, if anyone on here knows how to cook a pot roast i need your help.

I cooked mine on high for the first three hours and on low for the next five and it doesnt feel very tender to me….what should i do?

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Mr. P offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (7 minutes after post)

Well, try opening up an end a little bit using a fork, and see if it is cooked enough. If you want it more tender, keep cooking it on low and the meat will become looser. If it never quite gets as soft as you want, shredding the meat can give it a less tough texture.

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grace281 offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (35 minutes after post)

awesome! that wasa exactally what i needed!

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Mr. P offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (36 minutes after post)

Happy to assist you. :-)

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grace281 offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (47 minutes after post)

I opened it up it is definitely done but i want it much more tender than this and it has already been in for 9 hours. I also wanted some gravy but i think i put too much water in the pot roast because it made more of a beef broth than grease drippings. is there anyway to make gravy from this?

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Mr. P offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (58 minutes after post)

Since grease has a higher boiling point than water, you may be able to bring the “stew” to a low boil and evaporate off some of the water, though this could take some time. As for the roast, the only thing I might suggest is adding a bit of wine in with it, but it sounds like you may have cooked it on high for a bit too long. If it is salvageable, the wine can partially break down the roast and make it more tender. These things happen sometimes. :-)

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grace281 offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 12 minutes after post)

thanks again….I have learned a valuable lesson here…if ever an internet recipe tells you it is possible to cook a decent pot roast on high that recipe would be wrong.

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Mr. P offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 15 minutes after post)

Duly noted haha.

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