Pennsylvania Hot Pot Recipe

Pennyslvania Hot Pot Recipe

Economical beef chuck, golden acron squash, potatoes and onions bake in a tomato-rich broth in this favorite Pennsylvania recipe. This delicious recipe stretches your food budget and also provides you and your family with lots of antioxidant rich vegetables. Treasured Recipes for Cooks is delighted to present you with this free recipe for Pennsylvania Hot Pot.

Recipe Ingredients:
2 pounds beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/4 cup unsifted, all-purpose flour
2 cups tomato juice
2 beef-bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 medium-sized potatoes, pared and sliced thin (about 4 cups)
8 small onions, peeled and quartered
1 acorn squash, peeled and quartered
2 tablespoons butter

Recipe Directions
1. Trim all fat from the beef. Cut beef into cubes. Shake cubes, a few at a time, with flour in a paper bag to coat well.
2. Combine tomato juce, bouillon cubes and sugar in a small saucepan, heat, crushing cubes to dissolve, bring just to boiling.
3. Now, combine the garlic, parsley, salt and pepper in a cup. Mix well with a small teaspoon to blend the flavors.
4. Layer the vegetables and the meat in a 12-cup deep baking dish in this manner: half the potatoes, half the onions, half the beef, the second half of the potatoes, the second half of the onions the second half of the beef, sprinkling each layer with the seasoning mixture.
5. Now, cut each squash half into 6 slices, pare, arrange on top. Pour hot tomato-juice mixture over, dot with butter, cover with aluminum foil.
6. Bake the Pennsylvania Hot Pot at 350 degrees for 3 hours, or until the beef is tender.

Makes 6 to 8 Main Dish Servings.

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