Pot Roast with Vegetables

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Description

This recipe is my personal favorite for pot roast. It tenderizes the toughest meats and produces a wonderful, flavorful gravy. It’s best when cooked in a cast-iron Dutch oven. This is a whole meal in one pot, my favorite kind of meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 (3 1/2) pound boneless beef chuck roast
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped, or to taste
  • 2 ½ cups beef stock
  • 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ¾ pound carrots, cut diagonally into 1-inch-thick slices
  • 1 pound small red potatoes, quartered lengthwise
  • 1 (6 ounce) jar mushrooms, or more to taste
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cold water
  • 1 pinch celery salt, or to taste
  • 1 pinch dried basil, or to taste
  • 1 pinch dried thyme, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. Heat vegetable oil in a large
  3. heavy pot or cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown chuck roast in the hot oil completely
  4. 5 to 8 minutes per side; season with salt and black pepper and transfer to a platter. Reserve oil in pot.
  5. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the oil until onions are golden
  6. about 15 minutes. Stir beef stock
  7. tomatoes
  8. red wine vinegar
  9. brown sugar
  10. and bay leaves into onions and garlic; bring to a boil and place chuck roast into the mixture. Cover pot.
  11. Cook in the preheated oven until meat is very tender
  12. 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Scatter carrot slices around the beef and bring to a boil over medium heat; return to oven for 30 more minutes. Distribute potatoes around the beef and vegetables
  13. bring to a boil again over medium heat
  14. and bake until potatoes are tender
  15. about 30 more minutes.
  16. Transfer beef to a serving platter
  17. cover loosely with a tent of aluminum foil
  18. and set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
  19. Stir mushrooms into pan drippings; bring to a simmer over low heat. Whisk cornstarch into cold water in a small bowl and stir into the drippings. Season with celery salt
  20. basil
  21. and thyme. Simmer until thickened
  22. about 5 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Slice beef; serve on a platter surrounded by vegetables. Pour gravy over beef.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 5 hrs 35 mins

Total Time: 6 hrs 5 mins

Servings: 6

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