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side dish suggestions

magnus — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:32:10 GMT

I am making some Guinness pot pies for a dinner and am looking for some suggestions for sides. Since there are already potatoes and carrots in the dish I am not sire what to do other that a salad and rolls. Would appreciate any ideas you may have. Thank you

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northiie57 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:40:33 GMT

apple salad, fruit, cranberries and orange salad, green beans, asparagus hth

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queendiva — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:48:08 GMT

Salad & rolls/ butter. Don't overthink it.

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Monketoes — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:52:04 GMT

We love chopped Spinach with pot pies. I add butter and some garlic salt, and a little Lawrly's season. Delish!

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Jordan2 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 17:27:09 GMT

@magnus I agree, nothing wrong with salad and rolls. If you want you could make a nice dessert to finish off the meal.

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aroc3435 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:25:13 GMT

@magnus Your pies sound delicious. How about fresh or frozen green beans with pearl onions or sauteed mushrooms? But a nice tossed salad and hot buttered rolls or brown bread sound good, too.

I have an Italian style chuck roast in tomato sauce simmering on the stove right now for tonight's dinner, with sauteed spinach and garlic bread as my sides.

aroc3435

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magnus — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:56:01 GMT

Thanks for the input. Aron. The Italian roast sound delish, mind sharing recipe and directions? Thanks

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aroc3435 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 23:15:12 GMT

@magnus Sure can. Here it is:

Italian Sauce Chuck Roast

Take a 2 and 1/2 to 3 lb. chuck roast. Season well with ground black pepper and kosher salt on both sides.

Heat a sturdy cast enamel Dutch oven or covered deep skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and sear the chuck well on both sides. Set to one side.

Add 1/2 lb. or more of fresh mushrooms to the drippings and saute and set aside. Do the same with one onion, diced, and 5 or 6 cloves of smashed garlic.

Return the roast to the pan and cover with enough jarred tomato sauce (I used Ragu traditional today) to almost cover and then add 2 Tbsp. oregano, 2 Tbsp. rosemary, 1 Tsp. garlic powder, 1 Tbsp. summer savory, a dash of white pepper, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, 1 cup of beef stock, 1/2 to 1 cup of good red wine, a squeeze of anchovy paste (optional) and some freshly chopped or dried parsley.

Bring up to high heat then cover and simmer on very low for 3 to 4 hrs.

Remove meat to a platter, place sauce in the freezer for a few minutes to skim off fat, then reheat sauce to serve with the beef, which should be fall apart tender.

aroc3435

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Bangor — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 02:45:00 GMT

Magnus: Could you please post recipe for pot pies - sounds delicious.

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HerRoyaLioness — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 02:47:26 GMT

How about coleslaw?

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m0rgan — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:14:33 GMT

I love tomatoes Rockefellar, a thick slice of fresh tomato with a spinach mixture on top. The spinach mixture can be made days ahead and assembled last minute. Short baking time of 15 minutes. I will post the recipe if anyone is interested.

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aroc3435 — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:35:35 GMT

@m0rgan Sounds lovely. When you get a chance I'd love to have your recipe for this.

Thank you,

aroc3435

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momtochloe — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:38:06 GMT

@aroc3435 wrote:
@magnus Sure can. Here it is:

Italian Sauce Chuck Roast

Take a 2 and 1/2 to 3 lb. chuck roast. Season well with ground black pepper and kosher salt on both sides.

Heat a sturdy cast enamel Dutch oven or covered deep skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and sear the chuck well on both sides. Set to one side.

Add 1/2 lb. or more of fresh mushrooms to the drippings and saute and set aside. Do the same with one onion, diced, and 5 or 6 cloves of smashed garlic.

Return the roast to the pan and cover with enough jarred tomato sauce (I used Ragu traditional today) to almost cover and then add 2 Tbsp. oregano, 2 Tbsp. rosemary, 1 Tsp. garlic powder, 1 Tbsp. summer savory, a dash of white pepper, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, 1 cup of beef stock, 1/2 to 1 cup of good red wine, a squeeze of anchovy paste (optional) and some freshly chopped or dried parsley.

Bring up to high heat then cover and simmer on very low for 3 to 4 hrs.

Remove meat to a platter, place sauce in the freezer for a few minutes to skim off fat, then reheat sauce to serve with the beef, which should be fall apart tender.

aroc3435

@aroc3435 thanks for posting this as this is something I would love to try (and thanks to @magnus for asking). I love chuck roast but I have never seen this recipe, can't wait to try it! . . .

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aroc3435 — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:50:15 GMT

@momtochloe Well thank you. You can vary this by using the same ingredients and cooking method with double thick bone in pork chops. Be sure to slash the fat that surrounds each chop so that they don't curl up while cooking.

If you have homemade leftover meatless--marinara--sauce in the freezer you can use that instead of the jarred sauce.

Many, many years ago an Italian American friend told me her family's secret for making Sunday "gravy" as they called it was to throw one raw pork chop into the sauce while it was slowly bubbling on low heat all day and to put a couple of pinches of sugar as well to forestall any bitterness in the tomatoes.

Best wishes,

aroc3435

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m0rgan — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:01:36 GMT

@aroc3435

Baked Tomatoes Rockefeller

2 (10 oz.) packages chopped spinach

1 medium onion chopped

6 green onions chopped

1/2 tsp. mnced garlic

1/2 cup olive oil or butter

6 eggs slightly beaten

2 cups seasoned bread crumbs, divided

1/4 tsp. Tabasco

1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. thyme

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

12 thick tomato slices

Cook spinach according to directions and set aside. Drain as much water as possible by wringing out in a kitchen towel. Saute all onions and garlic in olive oil.Remove from heat and set aside. To spinach, add eggs, 1 cup breadcrumbs, sauteed onions and garlic. tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, seasonings and cheese. (Can be made ahead to this point) Arrange tomato slices on a lined cookie sheet or buttered dish. Mound spinach mixture onto each slice. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Spinach mixture also freezes well. 12 Servings

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ECBG — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:07:22 GMT

@aroc3435 Oh GOSH! That looks fantastic!!!

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ECBG — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:43:46 GMT

I'd put pear halves in juice on a lettice leaf with a little grated cheddar.

That's always an easy addition. I also keep applesauce which I put in a custard cup.

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Sooner — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:11:23 GMT

Waldorf salad! Big chunks nice juicy apples, organic celery (it really does taste better!) if you can get it, nice big bits of walnuts, and some (not too much!) mayo. A little squeeze of lemon juice something is good too.

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GenXmuse — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 22:57:01 GMT

Braised cabbage would be great

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magnus — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:11:06 GMT

All of the suggestions made sound great. I am not at home right now but I should be there by the end of the week. I will post the recipe then.