Venison & Chocolate Porter Pot Roast

[amg800]

I used two standard sized crock pots this weekend to make a roast for my wife's side of the family. One roast was all venison, the other was an english cut beef roast. Both were delicious.

Once the roast was finished cooking I sequestered some of the juices and mixed in some flour to thicken up the sauce, then added it back to the crock pot. I've done this once with an Amber I made and it was difficult to distinguish the beer's flavor, the chocolate porter added a whole 'nother level.

2-2.5lbs meat
handful of cut carrots
2 medium sliced and diced onions
4stalks of chopped celery
generous handful of sliced mushrooms
full glass beer
.5 cup beef broth

served with horseradish and carmalized onion mashed potatoes.

[schreck]

Sounds delicious. Reminds me of a very similar recipe we created on the fly after visiting Long Trail Brewery in Vermont. We purchased a bunch of beer, including the Brewmaster Series Imperial Porter and I decided that it would be best honored as a marinade for the Veal Loin Chops we received from our local dairy farmer! What a great weekend, it really brings me back.

I love cooking with porters. Im inspired to give your recipe a try. I feel that a crock pot will allow for many more cuts of meat (including those great cuts for stewing and braising - often cheaper too), while allowing the meat to cook in the beer itself contributing much more flavor!

Recently my friend used a Youngs Double Chocolate Stout in his Chili Con Carne... the Chef/Professor was extremely impressed.