Beef and Garlic Rice - Recipe.com

By sandiB2010

Roasted garlic added to plain rice makes it the perfect go-along with the beef roast in this one-dish dinner recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 small bulb garlic* see savings
• 2 teaspoons olive oil* see savings
• 1-1/4 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cut into 3/4-inch cubes see savings
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil see savings
• 1 14-ounce can beef broth (1-3/4 cups) see savings
• 1/2 cup water see savings
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce see savings
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh marjoram or 1 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed see savings
• 3 small onions, cut into wedges see savings
• 2 cups water see savings
• 1 cup long-grain rice see savings
• 1/4 teaspoon salt see savings
• 2 to 3 tablespoons snipped chives, cut into 1-inch pieces see savings
• 1/4 cup cold water see savings
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch see savings
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar see savings

Preparation

Step 1

1.

Remove papery outer layers from garlic bulb. Cut off about 1/4 inch from top of bulb, leaving the bulb intact but exposing the individual cloves. Place garlic in center of a 12-inch square of foil. Drizzle garlic with olive oil. Seal foil around garlic; set aside.

2.

Preheat oven to 325 degree F. In an ovenproof Dutch oven brown half the meat in hot cooking oil. Remove meat with slotted spoon; brown the remaining meat. Drain off excess fat. Return all meat to pot. Stir in the beef broth, the 1/2 cup water, the Worcestershire sauce, and dried marjoram, if using.

3.

Cover and bake along with wrapped garlic for 35 minutes. Remove garlic from oven and add onion wedges to meat in pot. Cover and cook about 55 minutes longer or until meat is just tender.

4.

After meat has baked about 1 hour, prepare rice. Squeeze garlic from half of the roasted cloves into a medium saucepan; stir in the 2 cups water, the uncooked rice, and the salt. (Refrigerate remaining roasted garlic, covered, for another use; see note, below.) Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in chives (and bottled garlic, if using).

5.

Remove meat from oven. In a small bowl or cup, stir the 1/4 cup cold water into cornstarch; add vinegar and mix until well combined. Add to beef along with fresh marjoram, if using. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Serve with garlic rice. Makes 4 main-dish servings.

Note

If desired, substitute 1 to 2 tablespoons bottled roasted minced garlic for the garlic bulb and olive oil. Add bottled garlic to rice along with the chives.

Note

Any leftover roasted garlic can be wrapped and refrigerated for a few days and used as a spread on toasted French bread slices, added to mashed potatoes or a salad dressing, or tossed with roasted vegetables.