Skirt steak, which comes from a cow's diaphragm, is a great cut of meat, with a rich, beefy flavor. But there are definitely ...

1 boneless beef chuck roast (3-4 pounds) Coarse sea salt or kosher salt, to taste Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 white onion, roughly diced 2 cups low-sodium beef ...

Using a steak cut means your meat may cook slightly faster and pull apart easily when it's done, but both work well. Perhaps the most surprising ingredient in this pot-roast recipe is the gingersnaps.

But "pot roast" is the name of the dish, not of the cut of meat; what, then, do you pick up from the supermarket in advance of this tasty meal? In short: nothing lean, nothing tender. Any good pot ...