Crock Pot Roast in a Balsamic Reduction
Thought is
was about time to dust off the crock pot again for this deliciously
different take on the familiar slow cooker roast. This has all of the
comfort of the down home classic. Yet it surprises with a Michelin
Star restaurant taste.
The
term "Michelin
Star"
is a hallmark of fine dining quality and restaurants
around the world tout their Michelin
Star
status. My
Master is used to eating in that kind of restaurant. He knows the
finer tastes. So it was with a careful approach
that slave worked on this meal for Him.
Slave
now presents it to you in a simplified form so that even a novice can
serve an excellent “finer” type of meal. Lets do this!
- ½ c. brown sugar
- ¼ c. balsamic vinegar
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 yellow onion, cut into 2-inch pieces
*slave
chose to serve over white rice.
1
cup of instant white rice
1lbs
fresh green beans
- The night before: peel and cut the carrots at an angle to expose more of the inner carrot.
- Cut up the onion in large chunks
- Whack the side of your knife against each clove of garlic and the skin will peel off very easy. Also cut each lengthwise to see if it has started to sprout. If you find a green line – use the tip of the knife to pry this out, it will make the food bitter. Then chop finely so that you end up with between 1 and 2 Tbs of minced garlic.
- Seal each of these up the night before so that in the rushed morning, things will go much smoother! You won't have to worry about wielding a sharp knife before you've had your coffee!
- Heat 2 tbs of oil in a medium high skillet to caramelize the outsides of roast. While this is happening, clean out the crock pot and spray with cooking spray, turn the heat up to high to warm. This step is only to add color to the outside of the roast. You are NOT cooking it here! Just give it a nice brown color.
When
beef is ready place in crock pot and use just about an extra ½ cup
of broth to deglaze the pan. (This is when a liquid is added to an
empty pan and the steam it generates lifts any bits off the bottom.)
These bits are called “Frond” and add a great amount of flavor
that would otherwise be rinsed down the drain.
- Top the beef with carrots and onions. Pour the liquids mixtures over the top.
In
the final hour of cooking:
Pre-heat
the oven to 400 degrees
Clean
and snap the green beans, toss with 1 tbs oil and spread on foil
lined bakers sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt. Put in oven for 25
minutes.
To
thicken the sauce from this roast:
In
a small bowl mix 3 tbs of cornstarch with ½ cup of cold water. When
well combined stir that into the liquid in the crock pot. Replace the
cover and turn it up to HIGH for
the final 30to 40 minutes.
Heat
1 cup water to a boil, add 1 cup rice and stir well then cover and
let sit off of the heat until you need it. Just before serving fluff
it with a fork.
You
will be pleasantly surprised by the sweeter flavor of this roast as
apposed to the standard taste one expects. This makes a nice balance
with the white rice.
"How
do I keep from being hurt?”
The
post was on an advice column this week. It caught slave's eye. Just
wanted to hug and comfort the writer. They went on to write that they
were not even sure if they were really a submissive and had never
experienced it. But had great Fear.
Slave
has talked about fear and submitting and right here was a great
example. That person wouldn't have posted, wouldn't have asked if it
were not for something, deep inside, urging them to try.
Maybe
they were really afraid to admit it. Maybe they were afraid of being
hurt emotionally again. They are not alone. Life hurts! But also life
gets you horny and makes you satisfied! Life gives you the giggles
and the butterflies inside.
Some
people thrive on danger, others are just titillated by it.
Remember
this whole scene is based on:
Safe
Sane
Consensual
If
you find yourself in a situation that is not ALL of those things, it
is NOT a BDSM scene and You should turn your back and walk away. No
one will think less of you. All who are in the scene will likely be
there to support you!
Any
interaction does not happen until after negotiations. Limits are
discussed, safe words are set. Yes it will take some time for trust
to develop. NO ONE jumps into a total bondage scene with some one
they just met. That, as they say, is just “cray – cray”!
Remember
SEX is FUN! It is intended to be one of the most enjoyable things in
your life. It was never intended to be life threatening.
As
for rules and guidelines: These are what you discuss. They will be
what you build from. Any two people are different. Any interaction
between them is different. No one sets these things up for you. You
do it.
You
might have read or heard people talking about “sub space”: it is
a difficult to achieve psychological state that the submissive
partner may transcend to. Some say it is due to the extended
adrenalin surges, some say it is simply because the sub, is finally
in a “nirvana” like state, a runners high if you will.
Descriptions of this state can be very frightening to those who have
not been in a scene nor witnessed someone who is experiencing it.
Once
a sub has achieved it, the “coming down” often requires a Master,
or Top to give “aftercare”. This consists of nurturing both the
mind and the body. Elsewhere in this blog slave has discussed foods
that can help before, during, and after such a phenomenon.
However,
it is never a “given” that you will ever get to this. It
is not something to expect nor to feel like a failure if you have
not. Just remember a good Top or Master knows how to deal with these
things. But
most importantly, do
not expect a Top, or Master, or Dom, to be your doctor or
your therapist. They
are not there to heal your emotionally damaged psyche. He is there to
guide you into what
could be the
most incredible sexual life experience you have ever had. Or
not, nobody is perfect. We all have nights when we do not do our
best.
Hurts
will happen.
It
is not the hurt that will devastate you! It is what you do next that
determines your future. You can avoid most hurts but not all.
While,
yes, shit happens, so does the most exciting, wonderful, life
fulfilling experiences.
Sex
is fucking important!
Enjoy
it. Sometimes it doesn’t even happen, but the wonderful euphoria
does.
Slave
knows. It happened three years ago this month, when My Master Indy
informed me that He now owned me. My life has NEVER been more filled
with happiness.
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To
satisfy and restore.
To
nourish, support and maintain.
To
gratify, spoil, comfort and please,
to
nurture, assist, and sustain
…..I
cook!
Please
buy slave's cookbook:
The
Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by Dan White
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