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ˈpot roast orig. U.S.
[f. pot n.1 + roast n.]
A piece of beef or other meat cooked slowly in a closed container. Also attrib.
1881F. E. Owens Cook Bk. 59 Pot Roast of Beef. Get a solid piece from the round [etc.]. 1897Altrurian Cook Bk. 38 (heading) Mutton Pot Roast. 1920[see Hamburger 2]. 1929E. Wilson I thought of Daisy iv. 232 The dinner was an admirable pot-roast, with onions, potatoes, and carrots. 1936L. C. Douglas White Banners iii. 59 ‘We've had breast of lamb three times in the past two weeks.’.. ‘Sorry,’ said Hannah. ‘I'll have a pot roast to-morrow.’ 1955Priestley & Hawkes Journey down Rainbow 23 They are taking your order for Navy Bean soup and pot roast. 1964House & Garden Nov. 100/3 Normandy pot roast chicken. Ibid. 100/4 French pot roast lamb. 1966T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 iv. 82 Negroes carried gunboats of mashed potatoes, spinach, shrimp, zucchini, pot roast, to the long, glittering steam tables. 1973G. Sims Hunters Point vi. 49 Can you stay for lunch?.. Only a pot-roast but..I make it fairly tasty. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 6 Nov. 14/2 The scent of pot roast coming to a climax would drive me wild. Ibid., Ma!.. I'm starving for a pot roast sandwich.
Hence ˈpot-roast v. trans., to cook (meat) in this way; ˈpot-roasted ppl. a.; ˈpot-roasting vbl. n.
1917M. Green Better Meals ii. 15 Pot roasting is cooking in an iron kettle or earthen pot in a small amount of water, after meat has been quickly browned... Cook slowly until very tender, with or without vegetables. 1945ABC of Cookery (Ministry of Food) ix. 35 Pot Roasting. This is cooking meat in a little fat in a saucepan with the lid on. 1951N. M. Gunn Well at World's End xvi. 124 A solid round of cold pot-roasted venison. 1954Good Housek. Cookery Book (rev. ed.) 134/2 Pot-roasted ham. Ibid. 553 You can boil, stew, braise, or pot-roast the meat or bird. Ibid., Use the rack when pot-roasting or boiling. 1964House & Garden Nov. 100/1 If he intended to pot roast, he left the lid empty. 1972Guardian 9 Aug. 9/6 Pot roasting, as everyone knows, keeps juices in joints and splashes of fat off oven sides. 1979Country Life 13 Sept. 806/4 Chicken pot-roasted in a case of sea salt. |