This classic Pot Roast Recipe is a pre-seasoned roasted chuck roast that is slowly braised in a flavorful beef broth and finished with perfectly cooked vegetables for an amazing home-cooked meal. I’ve always loved making and eating pot roast, which is the ultimate comfort recipe.
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Ingredients for this recipe:
• 3 ½ to 4-pound beef chuck roast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 peeled julienne yellow onion
• 2 thinly sliced and rinsed leeks, white and yellow parts only
• 6 thinly sliced garlic cloves
• 1 cup red wine
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 6 cups beef stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 to 10 sprigs fresh thyme
• 8-10 fresh parsley stems with leaves
• 2 pounds baby Yukon potatoes
• 6 peeled regular or tri-colored carrots cut into 2” inch pieces
• 4 ribs of celery cut into 2” inch pieces
• 2 peeled parsnips, cut into 2” inch pieces
• 1 peeled rutabaga cut into 1” cubes
• ¼ beurre manié recipe
• Worcestershire sauce to taste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
• optional finely minced parsley for garnish
Serves 6
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 4 ½ hours
Procedures:
1. Generously season the beef on all sides with salt.
2. Place on a rack over a sheet tray and place uncovered in the refrigerator for 12 to 48 hours.
3. Remove the beef from the fridge and season with pepper on all sides.
4. Add the olive oil to a large Dutch oven pot over high heat until it begins to smoke lightly.
5. Place in the beef, turn the heat down to medium and sear on all sides until it is completely golden brown all around. This will take 3 to 4 minutes per side.
6. Set the beef aside on a plate and add the onions and leeks, season with salt, and sauté for 4 to 6 minutes. Then, turn the heat down to low medium and continue cooking for 10 minutes or until the onions are well browned.
7. Stir in the garlic and cook just until fragrant, which takes 30 to 45 seconds.
8. Deglaze with ¼ cup of wine and cook until it is completely absorbed.
9. Next, stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until it is incorporated into the vegetables.
10. Pour in the ¾ cup wine, beef stock, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper and stir to combine.
11. Add back the seared beef and bring the mixture to a boil. Add on a lid, place it on a rack in the lower third of the oven, and cook for 3 ½ to 4 hours or until fork tender and has an internal temperature of 200° to 210°.
12. With about 70 minutes left in the cooking process, add the potatoes and prepared carrots, celery, and any other vegetables to the pot along with the beef and finish cooking alongside the pot roast.
13. Remove the pot from the oven and carefully set aside only the beef roast. Mix together softened butter and flour to make a beurre manie.
14. Add the beurre manie to the pot with the liquid and vegetables and cook over low to medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens like a gravy.
15. Finish the mixture by stirring in optional vinegar and Worcestershire sauce.
16. Add the beef back to the pot and serve.