Roberta

I've heard that adding Coke to it will toughen tough meat. Make that Coke as in cola :-)

CAS49OR

Tomatoes are good for tenderizing beef, even after it's cooked. I've added canned tomatoes (drained) or even a chunky picante and revived dry or tasteless beef.

Vat

I cook all my roast in a pressure cooker. They fall apart.

Lady Diana

Take chunks of it and put it in the food processor, then make chili, meat sauce for spaghetti, BBQ sandwiches...it has happened to me.

Krystyna

The culprit is probably boiling. You never want to let meat boil as it seems to toughen the fibers. Always keep at a low simmer.

Wanabee Quiltin

Tomatoes and BBQ sauce also tenderize beef. I cut up my day off beef and use it with BBQ sauce for a hot sandwich. Also can cut it up and add tomatoes and veggies for a stew, it should work great.

wendiq

One of the reasons that Tomatoes are used in so many meat recipes, is that it is a tenderizer. I agree with some here that it needs to be cooked longer with some type of liquid. If it were me, I think I would cut it up in cubes, put in a crock pot with a can of tomatoes, maybe a veggie or two and set on low for a few hours.

Good luck. Let us know what works for you......

wendiq

OOPS! I see that you have already fixed it and you were happy.....Good for you! I hate to throw food away.....I always try to salvage a mistake.......

shasta5718

I find that if I brown very well and slowly, before cooking a pot roast that it seems to be more tender, you could try pressure cooking it and using it in soups or make pulled beef sandwiches.

misseva

I just put my roast in my crock pot with two cans of mushroom soup and cook it over night. Always tender but some cuts are stringy. When that happens I just take my scissors and cut it in little pieces cross grain. Makes it go further since I take mine for church dinners.