Simple and delicious, Oven Braised Beef and Pork. Easy prep, and it cooks unattended, while you get on with your day!
There has been one change to my cooking routine,
I now look at a recipe and see if it could also be cooked and frozen for future, "grab and go" meals. And by that of course I mean, grab it out of the freezer in the morning, and go about my day, knowing that dinner is reheat and eat! This concept is nothing new, and I do know that, it is simply new for us. Why now? Lots of reasons, we are quite busy here on our little homestead keeping it up, as well as trying new ideas or replanting a garden bed. But there is something else also. As the years go by, there is definitely a change in how many sit around your table at meal time. As that number changes, to the two of you, leftovers really need to be planned overs!
Often I cook with planned over meals in mind!
With this idea in play, they are not leftovers, sitting in the fridge until we eat it again, just to be frugal. This food is cooked with all the attention it needs, we enjoy a meal of it, and the remaining in the pan or pot is divided into freezer containers and frozen once cool. Frozen as fresh as is possible, making a planned over dinner, fresh tasting and one we look forward to. Oven Braised Beef and Pork is just one of those meals! It will serve six to eight when made, or provide a few fresh tasting meals from the freezer for the two of us to enjoy, on those busy days.
All in the Oven Cookbook is one I took along when we were NPS volunteers.
One reason was that oven cooking also warmed our little 5thwheel during winter travel and the other is that is has some great recipes. Until now, I do not believe that I have shared a recipe from this book. But this is a good first one! You may adapt with how much of the meat is pork and how much is beef. And you may adapt with the herbs called or and the amount of onions. Plus you can adapt the liquid called for as the braising liquid. Why adapt any recipe? Well around here, it is based on what we have in the pantry. For instance, we did not have the bottle of beer, which would have been delicious, by the way. So I used equal parts chicken and beef broths, instead. I had one pound of stew beef, and a two pound pork roast, instead of equal measures of each meat. Adapting a recipe doesn't have to change it beyond recognition, and by using what you have on hand, it really is home cooking!
Some additional thoughts on this recipe:
I used one pound of beef and two of pork. Feel free to use equal amounts of each meat. Or three pounds of what you already have on hand at home.
Cut the stew beef smaller than the pork, for tender cubes of beef.
Beer is called for in the written recipe, however the two broths used made a delicious pan gravy.
You may up the meat to four pounds, without any additional changes and have a larger first entrée or more meals for in the freezer.
The pan gravy is not thick, you may thicken if desired or serve this dinner "bowl style" enjoying the herby broth.
The herby flavor of the pan gravy goes well with rice or quinoa as well as mashed potatoes
Ingredients needed for this recipe:
- beef
- pork
- beer
- OR
- chicken broth
- beef broth
- bay leaves
- onions
- garlic
- salt
- pepper
- oil
- flour or cornstarch
You will also need the following:
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- large mixing bowl
- large baking pan, with lid if possible
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- silicone spatula
Now we are ready to begin!
Oven Braised Beef and Pork
adapted from: All in the Oven Cookbook
375-degree oven
2 large onions
2 T oil, we used avocado oil
3-4 pounds total, beef and pork
1/4 c flour or cornstarch
2 cloves garlic
1/2 t thyme leaves, crumbled
1/4 t fresh ground pepper, or to taste
1 t salt, or to taste
2 bay leaves
1 c chicken broth
1 c beef broth
OR
12 oz. beer and 1/2 c water
Using the cutting board and kitchen knife, peel and dice the onions. Mince the garlic and set aside. Cut the beef and or pork if needed.
Place the onions and the oil in the baking pan, stir together, place in the oven and preheat the oven to 375-degrees.
Place the diced meat in a large mixing bowl and add the following ingredients, flour or cornstarch, the minced garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Mix well coating the meat evenly with the flour and the seasonings.
Remove the onions from the oven.
Add the meat mixture, mix together well.
Add the broths or beer and water along with the bay leaves.
Cover and bake for one hour, reduce the heat to 350-degrees and bake an additional hour.
Serve bowl style over brown rice, quinoa or mashed potatoes with broccoli on the side.
Storage options for Oven Braised Beef and Pork. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to three days. Or place in freezer containers and store in the freezer for up to three months. Let thaw in the refrigerator, then reheat and serve.
UPDATE:
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been included below.
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Printable "copy and paste" version:
Oven Braised Beef and Pork
adapted from: All in the Oven Cookbook
375-degree oven
2 large onions
2 T oil, we used avocado oil
3-4 pounds total, beef and pork
1/4 c flour or cornstarch
2 cloves garlic
1/2 t thyme leaves, crumbled
1/4 t fresh ground pepper, or to taste
1 t salt, or to taste
2 bay leaves
1 c chicken broth
1 c beef broth
OR
12 oz. beer and 1/2 c water
Using the cutting board and kitchen knife, peel and dice the onions. Mince the garlic and set aside. Cut the beef and or pork if needed.
Place the onions and the oil in the baking pan, stir together, place in the oven and preheat the oven to 375-degrees
Place the diced meat in a large mixing bowl and add the following ingredients, flour or cornstarch, the minced garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Mix well coating the meat evenly with the flour and the seasonings.
Remove the onions from the oven, add the meat mixture, mix together well.
Add the broths or beer and water along with the bay leaves. Cover and bake for one hour, reduce the heat to 350-degrees and bake an additional hour.
Serve bowl style over brown rice, quinoa or mashed potatoes with broccoli on the side.
Storage options for Oven Braised Beef and Pork. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to three days. Or place in freezer containers and store in the freezer for up to three months. Let thaw in the refrigerator, then reheat and serve.
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