Flatlander

Love Sunday’s

Wed, February 15, 2012

I love Sunday’s at the Cheever house, especially in the winter, we often put some meat in the crock pot, head to church and when we come back at lunch time we have a big family dinner then while the kids are napping I get the chance to head out for an afternoon hunt.

Let’s start with dinner. It really doesn’t matter if you have a recipe or what you have on hand, the idea is to utilize what you have and let time and seasonings work their magic.  I like to thaw out some deer meat, in this case some loin and stew meat (cubes) I marinate them in some of the usual suspects which should be in just about every marinade you make. Starting with some dry seasoning or rub, then olive oil, apple cider vinegar, citrus juice a little hot sauce and some dry or yellow mustard, anything else added is a bonus.

After letting the meat marinate overnight I put the chunks or roast or steaks in the bottom of the crock pot then cubed potatoes or small baby reds, then some cut up veggies, whatever you like.  I dug through the freezer and found some sautéed hen of the woods mushrooms from Chef Todd that I had vacuum sealed from last fall, those got layered over the top.  Add a little season salt, some water in the bottom them let it cook from 4-6 hours on high.

I like to add a little brown sugar and occasionally a bouillon cube to season the pot a bit. I typically add water to the half way mark, if you are cooking for shorter times use less water if cooking longer add more water so it doesn’t dry out and burn.

There is nothing better than coming home from church to the smell of a crock pot meal, it’s like someone has been there cooking all morning.  When making pot roast I like to serve over some thick sliced toasted bread with plenty of juices from the pot laydelled over it all and some fresh fruit and cheese or a side salad with it.  Garlic toast works nice with a roast and veggie dish especially if you use some of the roast on noodles or add some tomato sauce in the crock pot.  The sky is the limit to when cooking a crock pot dinner and you don’t need exact amounts of anything. Your only limited by your imagination.  Don’t let that game meat go to waste, fight off freezer burnt meat by cooking it while it’s in its prime.

After the mighty feast I recommend an hour nap then off to do some coyote hunting……… stretch the legs a bit and work a little off.  Mike Steffa and I set up and did a little calling and hiking around but had no luck, we heard some answer back towards dark but just couldn’t get one to come in.  you win some and you lose some but after a great day with my church family and a hot meal the success of the hunt is secondary.

Until next time be safe and God bless,
Matt Cheever ~ Flatlander

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