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Unhappy Rump Roast!

ECBG — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:07:02 GMT

I got a 3 lb rump roast. Knowing they need to have a long cooking time to tenderize, I used my crock pot for 5 1/2 hrs. I added valdaila onions, cut in 1/4 pieces so they wouldn't disappear. I put in Worcestershire sauce, and white wine (my cousin always brings in place of my fav from the grocery store. He'll NEVER elevate me!, lol!!!) a little soy, steak sauce and cooked.

ULTRA BLAND. Well, never did a rump roast that way, and never will.

Tonight I got the roast out. Used some of the broth and added 1 can mushroom soup, 1/2 pkt Lipton's Onion soup, a little more Worcestershire, steak sauce, a tsp. of thyme, and another shake of steak sauce. For thickening, I used 3 TBSP corn starch.

Lightly simmered 1 1/2 hours. Perfection!

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

ahoymate — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:16:05 GMT

Rump roast in the summer? Sounds too hot to have.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

Mom2Dogs — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:21:03 GMT

@ECBG The last couple times I cooked (crockpot) a roast they were bland.

I used to love a roast, with potatoes, carrots....not so much lately, but I know that I will buy another one, one of these days and try again!

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

RetRN — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:21:29 GMT

I can't believe some posters. Seriously? Criticizing what someone chooses to make for dinner.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

Pezzie — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:22:58 GMT

I have no experience with rump roast, but glad you were able to salvage it.

Sometimes things just naturally taste better the next day.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

Pezzie — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:25:14 GMT

I have no experience with rump roasts, but glad you were able to salvage it.

Sometimes things just naturally taste better the next day.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

Pezzie — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:26:28 GMT

Hmmm sorry, double post.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

EatWell — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:43:02 GMT

@ECBG

Sounds delicious.

" Stay safe. Stay home".

~Put food in front of me, and I will eat it.~

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

KathyM23 — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:49:15 GMT

We usually use an English roast instead of rump roast but they are both good. The pack of Liptons' beefy onion soup makes all the difference! We use it for meatloaf and baked steak also.

Roast beef - we add potatoes, carrots, turnips, sweet potatoes and sometimes an apple - gives it a good flavor.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

ECBG — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:50:19 GMT

@Pezzie wrote:
I have no experience with rump roast, but glad you were able to salvage it.
Sometimes things just naturally taste better the next day.

@Pezzie Honey, was is what it was. Not enough spices to mellow it out. That's why I redid it. Wonderful!

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

ahoymate — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:51:16 GMT

I can't believe a post criticizing my comment. It's a forum. Not against the rules RetRN.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

ECBG — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:51:44 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@ECBG The last couple times I cooked (crockpot) a roast they were bland.
I used to love a roast, with potatoes, carrots....not so much lately, but I know that I will buy another one, one of these days and try again!

@Mom2Dogs Try what I did. For a bigger roast double the ingredients!

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

ECBG — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:53:59 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@ECBG The last couple times I cooked (crockpot) a roast they were bland.
I used to love a roast, with potatoes, carrots....not so much lately, but I know that I will buy another one, one of these days and try again!

@Mom2Dogs Try my recipe doubled for a 4 lb roast. Yum!!! Apparently, rump roasts are bland and they need a nudge!

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

ECBG — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:03:47 GMT

@ahoymate wrote:
Rump roast in the summer? Sounds too hot to have.

@ahoymate It was in the crock pot. DH was "grilled out". He works too much to have a main dish salad. You have to do something.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

ECBG — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:07:05 GMT

@RetRN wrote:
I can't believe some posters. Seriously? Criticizing what someone chooses to make for dinner.

@RetRN Honey, all of you are fine. They're in a lot of heat. I'm in the Applachian mtns, with a breeze and air conditioning to boot. We just all have to hold hands.

Thank you for being kind enough to stand with me. We just needed some iron and B vitamins.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

jannabelle1 — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:15:44 GMT

I add a packet of onion soup mix (or a partial packet) to most every piece of beef, chicken or pork that I cook in the slow cooker....you're right that it really adds a lot of flavor. The same can be said (IMO) about cream of mushroom soup - the flavor and a great gravy!

You've made me hungry for a roast but I've been putting off buying one since the price of beef is so high right now. Nothing wrong with cooking one in the summer, especially in the crock pot!

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

Kachina624 — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:29:37 GMT

@ECBG I think we had a conversation some time back when I complained about crockpot cooked roasts being dry and bland. You made some suggestions. Sounds like yours turned out okay but I'll never cook another roast using this method. I think the water (liquid) just boils the essence out of the meat...the fat and flavor. Meat is precious now, too much so to ruin in the Crock-Pot.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

sabatini — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:40:06 GMT

@Kachina624 , ITA.

A long time ago I realized that just about everything you put in a crockpot ends up tasting exactly the same. Just plain blah.

If I'm gonna slow roast something, it'll be in the oven.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

Sooner — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:44:59 GMT

@RetRN wrote:
I can't believe some posters. Seriously? Criticizing what someone chooses to make for dinner.

@RetRN I don't see that as criticizing. She simply remarked on. Nothing wrong with that.

Re: Unhappy Rump Roast!

Sooner — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:53:00 GMT

@KathyM23 wrote:
We usually use an English roast instead of rump roast but they are both good. The pack of Liptons' beefy onion soup makes all the difference! We use it for meatloaf and baked steak also.

Roast beef - we add potatoes, carrots, turnips, sweet potatoes and sometimes an apple - gives it a good flavor.

@KathyM23 I had to look up English roast. I never heard of that. When I was growing up we had a lot of arm roasts and I think they are the same cut.

My mother never made a pot roast in her entire life. She always roasted them in foil in an old enameled roaster or if a rib roast, just on a rack open with no foil. They were always delicious with carrots, potatoes, celery and onions around them.

We had rump roasts, rib roasts and arm roasts. ALL of the chuck went into burger meat along with some other cuts and it was super lean.