pot roast

pot roast

n. A cut of beef that is browned and then cooked until tender, often with vegetables, in a covered pot.

pot roast

n (Cookery) meat, esp beef, that is browned and cooked slowly in a covered pot with very little water, often with vegetables added

pot′ roast`

n. a cut of beef stewed in one piece in a covered pot and served in its own gravy. [1880–85, Amer.]

pot roast

(pôelé) To cook large cuts of meat by browning in fat and then cooking slowly in a covered pot.

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pot roast - cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed potroast, joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portionbottom round - cut from the round; suitable for pot roast

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