Classic Pot Roast

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This Classic Pot Roast includes all the crave-worthy elements that make pot roast a family favorite, including melt-in-your-mouth meat, potatoes, carrots, and a rich, warming broth. Cook it in the oven, Instant Pot, or slow cooker!

Prep Time5

Cook Time3 20

Total Time3 25

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Beef Chuck Roast, Chuck Roast in Oven, Mississippi Pot Roast with Potatoes and Carrots, Pot Roast, Pot Roast Recipe, Pot Roast Seasoning

Servings: servings

Author: Silvia Dunnirvine

Equipment

Dutch Oven or Heavy Pot

Ingredients

3 lb chuck roast, shoulder cut
table salt and black pepper, to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp all-purpose flour, GF flour, cassava flour* (see note of GF and Whole30)
1 cup red wine
32 oz beef broth
2 lb small yellow potatoes
1 lb carrots, chunks
2 bay leaves
fresh parsley or cilantro
fresh thyme

Instructions

Start by seasoning the beef well, on all sides with salt and pepper.
In a dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil. Brown roast on all sides to lock in moisture and flavor (about 15-min). Transfer to a plate.
To the grease left in the pot, add in onions and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent (about 2-3 minutes). The onions can be tender at this point, as they will soften to perfection while the recipe is cooking in the oven.
Then stir in the tomato paste, then flour. Stir well. This is a quick moving process, At this point the flour will absorb all the oil/ moisture
Add the wine, stir and allow the wine to reduce (1-2 minutes).
Add beef broth, a few sprigs of fresh thyme and bay leaves.
Transfer the beef back to the pot. Add carrots and potatoes around the beef in the pot. Cover and cook in the oven at 350F degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
When done, garnish with fresh thyme, parsley or cilantro and serve.

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Notes

Vegetables in pot roast - Potatoes and carrots are the classic vegetables you’ll find in pot roast but don’t feel like you need to limit yourself. Try adding chopped onion, pearl onions, parsnips, turnips, or rutabaga as well.
Make pot roast gravy instead of red wine sauce - To do so, strain the broth mixture through a fine mesh sieve and pour the strained liquid back into the pot. Make a slurry by whisking the flour and water together, then add the slurry to the pot. Bring to a boil, whisking continuously until thickened.
Gluten free pot roast gravy - Make a slurry with a gluten free thickening agent, like tapioca, potato, or arrowroot starch.

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