Amazing Pot Roast Recipes

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

ULTIMATE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Pat roast dry with a paper towel; tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string. Sprinkle roast with pepper and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Remove from pan., Add onions, celery and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the same pan; cook and stir over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until onions are browned. Add garlic, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaves; cook and stir 1 minute longer., Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; stir in broth. Return roast to pan. Arrange potatoes, parsnips and carrots around roast; bring to a boil. Bake, covered, until meat is fork-tender, 2-2-1/2 hours., Remove roast and vegetables from pan; keep warm. Discard bay leaves; skim fat from cooking juices. On stovetop, bring juices to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half (about 1-1/2 cups), 10-12 minutes. Stir in vinegar and parsley; season with salt and pepper to taste., Remove string from roast. Serve with vegetables and sauce.

MAMA'S AMAZING POT ROAST (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Coat the pot roast with olive oil and a few shakes of Worcestershire. Season generously with Montreal Steak Seasoning. You can marinate overnight or use immediately.
• Place half the cut vegetables (onion, celery, carrots and potatoes) on the bottom of the crock pot, and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the pot roast on top of the vegetables.
• Place the remaining vegetables on top of the pot roast, and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the can of tomatoes and the can of beef broth evenly over the ingredients. Season one last time with salt and pepper.
• Crock on low all day (10 hours) or change time/temp to suit your needs. An hour before dinner, make a mixture of cornstarch and water (equal parts) and add to crock pot to thicken the liquid.
• Serve over hot buttered rice.

AMAZING POT ROAST

Steps:

• Mix the flour, pepper and salt together, season the roast with the flour mixture.
• Fry bacon till crisp in a heavy cast iron pot, remove bacon from pan and set aside. Wipe pot from most of the fat.
• Over high heat brown one side of roast. Flip then top with onions and garlic to brown the other side. About 4 minutes per side.
• Top with the bacon bits, cocoa chili blend, chipotle chili, raisins, peanut butter, parsley and cumin.
• Add the beer and add enough water to come about half way up the roast. You want to braise and not boil.
• Cover tightly and simmer gently over low heat on top of the range, or in a cast iron pot place in a preheated 325 degree oven, roughly 45 minutes per pound or until the beef is fork-tender. Or place the browned roast and remaining ingredients in your crock pot on low heat for 6-8 hours.
• The cooking liquid may be thickened with broken tortillas, flour, or cornstarch or reduced for gravy or sauce as desired. Garnish with parsley. Served over noodles, mashed potatoes or slice for an open faced sandwich.