Ok, when I threw this in the oven, I thought, "That sure doesn't look like a lot of liquid..."
Sure enough, it simmered dry in the oven. I think my hunk o' meat was about a pound smaller than the recipe called for, and didn't render enough fat to keep things moist.
As I've said before, I don't like messing up a meal, and I was doubly mad because I kept thinking, "You ought to check that, dumbass...," but the recipe didn't say to watch for that, so I didn't.
So the pot came out cooked dry and the roast was very well done, and I was mad. Thank god for Bisto, I thought.
Then I broke off a bit of the end and tasted it.
Tasted just like a good Burnt Ends recipe. Almost crunchy, but not quite, nice and caramelized, just chewy enough. Turned out that both MrsTasty and I were rather pleased with it.
I still made Bisto, though.