Crock-Pot VersaWare Pro Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Jus, Holiday Ham with Cloves and Vodka

Your VersaWare® Pro stoneware is also a great tool to use when preparing traditional roasts in the oven. Your favorite roasting recipes may taste even better when prepared in the VersaWare® Pro stoneware because of its unique qualities that distribute heat evenly, allowing for crisper outsides and moister insides without burning or overcooking. Here are some to try!

Herbed Turkey Breast with Caramelized Vegetables

1 6-pound turkey breast

1 garlic clove, peeled

1 sprig thyme

1 sprig rosemary

1lemon Chili powder Salt and pepper

4 carrots, peeled and chopped

4 stalks celery, chopped

1onion, peeled and chopped Kosher salt and pepper

2 cups chicken broth

1.Preheat oven to 425ºF. Place turkey breast in center of VersaWare® Pro stoneware. Tuck garlic clove, thyme and rosemary under breast cavity. Squeeze juice of lemon on top of breast. Sprinkle chili powder and salt and pepper on top of breast. Scatter carrots, celery and onion around breast and season vegetables and turkey with salt and pepper. Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes.

2.Turn heat down to 350ºF and pour in chicken broth.

3.Cook until turkey reaches an internal temperature of 180ºF. Serve with herb roasted potatoes.

Serves 6

Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diffuser

50MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare® Pro stoneware.

Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Jus

1/2 beef tenderloin roast, 6-7 pounds

3-4 cloves garlic, sliced lengthwise and slivered Kosher salt and pepper

Olive oil

2 cups Merlot wine

1.Preheat oven to 375ºF. With a thin sharp knife, pierce meat all around and stud with garlic. Season with salt and pepper generously.

2.Coat bottom of VersaWare® Pro stoneware with olive oil and place on stovetop set to medium heat. Sear meat on all sides, reducing heat if necessary.

3.Place stoneware in the oven and cook until meat reaches desired doneness or until meat thermometer registers 140ºF for rare, approximately 35-45 minutes. Remove meat, cover with foil to keep warm and let rest for 5 minutes.

4.Pour 2 cups Merlot into stoneware and bring to a boil on stovetop set to medium heat. Reduce by half.

5.Serve sliced beef with Merlot jus, green salad and garlic mashed potatoes.

Serves 6-8

Holiday Ham with Cloves and Vodka

1 fully cooked ham, 5-6 pounds, outer skin and fat removed and scored in a diamond pattern around top and sides

3-4 tablespoons whole cloves

1/2 cup vodka

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1.Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2.Press whole cloves into ham and place ham into in VersaWare® Pro stoneware. Combine vodka and brown sugar; set aside.

3.Cover and cook in oven for 1 hour (or in slow cooker heating base on Low for 7-8 hours or on High for 4-5 hours).

4.Pour glaze over ham and cook for an additional half hour, basting often, or until internal temperature is over 160ºF.

Serves 6-8

Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diffuser	51
MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare® Pro stoneware.

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