Dutch Oven Roast Beast

The line from The Grinch Who Stole Christmas 

always stuck with us and when the kids were young we always

called roast beef, roast beast!

This is another one of our favorite Dutch Oven

specialties.  This was given to us by our neighbor Ken

Nichols who was a great dutch oven cook.  It is simple

but we always have people asking for the recipe.

You can see that I have used a dutch oven liner.

One of the drawbacks of dutch oven cooking is cleaning

them!  I found these wonderful liners at Wal Mart in their

camping section.  They make cleanup a breeze especially for

messy or sticky dutch oven meals.

We pack our dutch ovens up and head up the canyon just

a few minutes.  Our favorite spot is Hope Campground just

up Provo Canyon.

Dutch Oven Roast Beef

5 lb. rump roast

1 medium yellow onion

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

1/4 C. worcestershire sauce

1/2 C. water

Line your dutch oven with a parchment paper liner if desired.

Place the roast in and then top with the additional ingredients.

Cook in a covered dutch oven with 10 coals on the bottom

and 12 coals on the top for 3-4 hours or until the beef 

shreds easily.

You can also cook this in a covered dutch oven in your oven

at 300 for 3-4 hours or until it shreds.  I often cook it in the

oven during the day and then reheat it with coals once we

have arrived at the campground.

This is great served over mashed potatoes, or over crusty bread.