When I was a kid, my mother had an electric skillet that we used a lot! I mean, we made eggs and bacon in it, we cooked pancakes in it, and on Sunday, my mom would cook a roast with potatoes and carrots. Early in my marriage, I also had an electric skillet that I would use quite often. But as time evolved, somehow I got away from using it. The skillet that I had broke and just a few years ago my husband bought me an inexpensive one, like this, to use for a class that I was teaching. Since that class, I haven't used it much. Until, that is, last Sunday. On Sunday, before leaving for church, I often put a roast in the crock pot to cook for dinner. Last Sunday, I had the roast in the refrigerator, but I forgot to put it in the crock pot. I came home from church and realized my folly and that there was no time for a crock pot roast. I wondered to myself, "Self, what would your mom have done?" That is when I thought of the electric skillet! I pulled it out, dusted it off and here is what I did.
First, I seasoned my roast with seasoned salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, and whatever sounds good. Then I seared it, at about 400 degrees on both sides in olive oil. Give it a good browning. Next, I added chopped onion, sliced potatoes and sliced carrots to the skillet and about 2 T. of Worcestershire Sauce over the meat and 3/4 c. of water all around over the veggies. I also salt and peppered the veggies. It had been a long time since I had done a roast this way, so I was kind of faking it. Now I was ready to turn the pan down to 300 degrees and put the lid on. I just left it alone for about 1 hour I think. I checked to make sure there was a little liquid during the process so things wouldn't burn and stick to the pan.
One thing about cooking a roast this way, the meat doesn't fall apart like it does from the crock pot. You have to slice it and use the pan juices on it, or make a sauce or gravy. One thing I did forget though is how delicious the carmalization on the vegetables is when you pull them out of the pan. There is just a depth of flavor in them that I had forgotten about after all of these year.
I can't believe I didn't think about using the electric skillet during the summer. It made a great meal without heating up the house at all. On Sunday it was nice to be able to give my family a nice meal even though I forgot to do the prep in the morning. A few days later, I made chicken and rice in the skillet as well. It was nice to cook the chicken with a sauce and rice all in the same pan. The clean up is easy, too!. I may be going back to using the electric skillet more often.
Do you have any recipes that you love to do in your electric skillet? Let me know, I may try them out. Here is a larger skillet for those of you with larger families. We are getting closer to being empty nesters and would only need this big size occasionally. (If you purchase from my affiliates, I may be compensated, but you will not have to spend any more than the normal price. All opinions of the products are my own.)
7 Comments
9/17/2016 02:56:04 am
I use my electric frying pan all the time, but have never tried a roast! I would have thought that with just an hour, the roast would have been tough. Thanks for this great heads up!
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Helen Reynolds
9/17/2016 07:20:29 am
I have been experimenting and I have found that an even lower temp, say 275, for an hour longer is even better!
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9/17/2016 06:17:05 am
I use my electric skillet on pretty much a daily basis! It's so much cheaper than heating up the stove!
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Lindsey Reynolds
9/17/2016 07:21:56 am
You are right! I don't know why I fell out of the habit! Thanks for your comment.
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Vickie
6/5/2022 09:51:34 am
My husband prefers the pot roast in electric skillet then in the Crock-Pot . The roast comes out just as tender as a Crock-Pot in less time , but I really think it's that he can get into it and sneak bits of pieces of the roast.. the one thing about the skillet, is that it reminds me as a kid having our Sunday meals cooked 😋
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It is Sunday just about early afternoon and I'm starting my chuck roast in a electric fry pan with potatoes and carrots seasoned. I seared it in garlic oil I put on 300°
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