Homemade Beef Stock

As a follow up from yesterday's post regarding the Beef Chuck Roast Recipe, it's totally considered "Walking In Victory," and just plain SMART when we "recycle" to give things a double duty effect! It helps us to "Walk In Victory" in our budgets, more specifically, our grocery bills & ultimately helps us "Walk In Victory" in the area of time management. Not to mention the added benefits of "Walking In Victory" over our health! 

So, yesterday I shared a time saving, budget savy, and simple recipe with a short list of ingredients, all factors thus making it worthy to be labeled a "Walking 

In Victory" recipe, with the added bonus of Summer cooking made easy without heating up your kitchen on hot summer days. Did I mention that it was also scrumptious?! Gaining yet another key ingredient to "Walking In Victory" cooking makes this even more so a blog worthy hit! 

Yesterday's recipe called for 1 cup of Beef Stock. Here's how you can get it without an added trip to the grocery store or added item on the grocery list, at  NO COST, and without added PRESERVATIVES! 

After removing the completed Roast Beef from the Crock Pot and after using a few ladles full for homemade gravy (I'll share that recipe in the future), rather than dumping the remaining drippings down the food disposal, why not dump it into your future roast, soup, or other yummy meals?! 

Here's how:

Simply place a strainer over a bowl or pitcher (something big enough to catch it), and pour the drippings directly from the Crock Pot into the bowl to strain any large onion or beef pieces out. The small ones are fine as they add extra flavor! Then simply pour the bowl of drippings into some sort of storage container (a sauce jar from a prior meal, washed & saved for occasions such as these is perfect! :) Seal it up with a lid & store in the fridge for a future "Walking In Victory" recipe! :)

Wa la...you're well on your way to saving time, money, preservatives and homemade, yummy, "Walking In Victory" cooking for your family! 

Beef Chuck Roast

I am convinced that a Crock Pot is a busy wife & mother's best friend! Here's what's for dinner tonight & it can be for you too! Easy as 1, 2, 3 and a great way to avoid heating up the kitchen w/your stove or oven on a hot summer day! 

What you need:

Beef Chuck Roast

1/2 - 1 Onion

2 Cloves Garlic

1 Cup Beef Stock or Broth (Or can use water)

1/4 Cup Wine (Whatever you have on hand or Cooking Sherry; can be omitted altogether if desired) 

Salt & Pepper

What you do:

Tenderize beef by "stabbing" with a fork all around. Salt & pepper both sides. Place the beef in crock pot. Add beef stock, broth, wine, water (whatever you have chosen to use). Rough chop onion & place on top of beef. I use a grater & grate the cloves of garlic on top of beef. Place top on & cook on high all day (4-6 hours or so depending on size of beef). Or cook on low if cooking 6+ hours. 

That's it! Walk away & enjoy the summer day with your kids & your husband will never know you didn't slave over a hot oven all day! Pair w/Mashed Potatoes & Veggie of choice & Dinner Roll & wa la - you're "Walking In Victory!" 

Magnificent King by Trevor Walker

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