Water Buffalo Chuckroast and Polenta | Emeril Lagasse

According to Emeril, you can never have too much garlic! To celebrate National Garlic Day we’re sharing one of chef’s favorite recipes: Garlic and Rosemary Braised Water Buffalo Chuck Roast. In this video, Emeril makes the dish for Sarah Roland, owner of the only Water Buffalo farm in Louisiana.
Garlic and Rosemary Braised Water Buffalo Chuck Roast
1 boneless water buffalo chuck roast or beef chuck roast (about 3 pounds)
Leftover whey from cheesemaking, as needed to cover roast (optional)
10 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
2 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups water or beef broth
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 ½ tablespoons butter
1 ½ tablespoons flour
Place the roast in a nonreactive bowl or other container just wide enough to hold it and add enough whey to cover. Transfer to the refrigerator to marinate for 24 hours. This will tenderize the meat.
When ready to cook, remove the meat from the whey (discard whey) and return the meat to room temperature. Using the tip of a sharp paring knife, make 20 evenly spaced small slits about 1 1/2 inches deep all over the pot roast.
Using your fingers, insert the garlic cloves as deep into the meat as possible. Season the roast on all sides with the salt and pepper.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and, when hot, sear the meat on all sides until very well browned, about 4 to 6 minutes per side. When the roast is evenly browned on all sides, transfer to a slow cooked. Carefully add the water or beef broth, scrape the bottom of the pan to deglaze and then transfer the liquid to the slow cooker. Cover and set the slow cooker to high for 6 to 8 hours.
When the roast is very tender, carefully transfer to a serving platter with a meat fork. Discard rosemary sprigs. Transfer the cooking liquid to a small saucepan over medium heat.
In a small bowl, make a paste with the butter and flour and whisk some of the hot juices from the saucepan into the butter-flour mixture. Whisk the mixture back into the remaining hot juices in the pan and bring to a simmer on the cooktop. Cook until the juices are thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and any floury taste is gone. Season, if necessary, with salt and pepper.
Slice or pull meat apart into serving pieces and serve with the gravy drizzled over the top.
Yield: 6 servings
Creamy Polenta
4 cups water
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1 3/4 cups stone-ground polenta (coarse cornmeal)
1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1/2 cup water buffalo cream, mascarpone, or cream cheese
Combine the water, milk, butter, salt, and white pepper in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Whisk in the polenta little by little, and cook, stirring continuously, until the mixture begins to thicken. Then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, partially covered and stirring frequently, for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the polenta is thick, creamy and tender. If the polenta gets too thick before it is tender, add a bit more water as needed and continue cooking.
Add the Parmesan and the cream, and stir to blend.
Serve immediately or cover and keep warm until ready to use. (Leftover polenta is easily reheated in a small saucepan with a little water or milk to soften it.)
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, copyright Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, LP., all rights reserved.
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Looks awesome!

[@robertmccreary4832]

That really looks delicious!

[@gjystebici4114]

The looks so delicios !

[@petesplacestuff4781]

That Roast Beef looks incredible! Million times better then Arby’s!

[@Laurelist]

Wow! is right. Water Buffalo Chuck Roast is a new one on me, though. Never even heard of it before. Does Publix carry it?

[@ptech88]

Truly for the pretentious.