Roast with Gravy

Description

Roast like grandma used to make and easy gravy. This is a recipe my grandmother has made for years. I love the gravy that goes with this! Serve with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetables!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (3 pound) beef sirloin tip roast
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups brewed coffee
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 2 cubes beef bouillon
  • 6 basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup water
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in stock pot over medium heat; sear roast in the hot oil until slightly browned
  2. about 2 minutes per side. Remove roast from pot and place on a plate. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is lightly browned
  3. 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. Return seared roast to the stock pot; pour coffee and 1 1/2 cup water over roast. Add beef bouillon
  5. basil leaves
  6. 1 tablespoon salt
  7. and pepper.
  8. Bring broth to a boil; reduce heat to medium low
  9. cover stock pot
  10. and simmer until meat is falling apart
  11. 2 to 3 hours. Remove and discard basil leaves. Transfer roast to a serving dish and cover with a lid or aluminum foil
  12. keeping the broth in the stock pot over medium heat.
  13. Whisk flour and 1/2 cup water together in a bowl until smooth. Slowly whisk flour mixture into broth until gravy is smooth and somewhat clear; season with salt. Pour about half the gravy over the roast and pour the rest into a gravy boat for serving.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Servings: 8

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