Ingredients
3 lb chuck roast
1 each beef marinade recipe
Directions
* USE A 3 LB CHUCK ROAST CUT ABOUT 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES THICK. ** SEE
MARINADES CATAGORY FOR MARINADE RECIPE *** RECIPE WITH MARINADE
CONTAINS ABOUT 291 CALORIES PER 3 OZ COOKED SERVING SIZE.
Servings: 8 servings
Bar-B-Que Chuck Roast (Missouri Beef Council) Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Barbeque; Beef; Meat
The History of Recipes
Recipes as an idea can be traced far back into the far past, at least as far back into recorded history as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, in the main part, these ancient cook books were just very simple pictorial instructions for preparing food.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are some ancient tablets in Sumerian which recount the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made those who drank it feel exhilarated. Progressing into Roman times 25BC a man called Apicius assembled a few documents showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his works, he describes how the meals were separated into starters, main course and afters, a very modern way of dining. Aspicius informs us how the Roman cooks were skilled in the use of many spices and herbs, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens like bay, fennel and asafoetida. Continuing our culinary historical journey, there are some books dating from the 14th Century : a recipe book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, they are not about the curry that we all know today, but instead recipes for the types of meals eaten by the wealthy. Later on, in the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back a variety of foods, spices and herbs from Arab cooking, such as basil and rosemary. These new foods and tastes was responsible for an increase in manuscripts on cooking, most of which are kept safe in private libraries. Over the succeeding few centuries, the powerful families of the West strove to serve up the best banquets, and as a consequence, cooks and their collection of recipes were highly sought after. However, it was during the nineteenth century that cooking and recipe books became popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, devoted much of their lives to collating, testing, and recording recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. When we get to the twentieth century, recipe books are greatly in demand due to more people being able to read, more free time and being a little richer. The TV revolution brought us TV chefs and the spin-off recipe books. And that brings us to the present day and the invention of the internet, permitting us all to access massive numbers of recipes like the ones you can find on this site. |
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