Deluxe Pot Roast Recipes

SUPER DELUXE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Make small slits in top of roast. Insert a garlic slice into each slit, this and the kitchen bouquet is what is responsible for so much of the flavor. Rub roast with salt and pepper and use the 1/2 teaspoon of kitchen bouquet (a browning aid found near marinades in the grocery store) by pouring a little in the palm of your hand and gently patting it all over the roast. Be careful, a little of this goes a long way. Dredge in flour. Brown roast on all sides in dutch oven with hot oil. Add onion and wine.
• While this browns and the onions saute, combine tomato sauce and next five ingredients, stir well and then pour over roast. Pour in beef broth, stir well and bring to a boil. Place tied herbs in broth, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours without lifting lid. After two hours turn roast and cook another 30-45 minutes. Add potatoes and vegetables (I always put in turnips too b/c I like them and have added everything from broccoli to cauliflower, mushrooms and bell peppers) Simmer one more hour or until roast and vegetable are tender to your liking.

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.

DELUXE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Make small slits in the top of the roast and insert slice of garlic into each slit.
• Rub roast with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
• Brown roast on all sides in large Dutch oven.
• Add onion and wine to roast in Dutch oven.
• Combine tomato sauce and next 5 ingredients; stir well. Pour over roast.
• Bring liquid to a boil in Dutch oven, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add potatoes, carrots, and celery and cover and simmer for 1 more hour or until roast and veggies are tender.
• Transfer roast to serving platter and spoon veggies around roast using a slotted spoon.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Spoon pan drippings over roast and veggies and serve.

POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Dust roast on all sides with flour. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Put roast in pan and brown on all sides. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Remove roast place a low rack in Dutch oven. Put roast on rack. Place onion slices on top and around roast. Cover and put in oven for 2 hours add potatoes and carrots and cook 1 more hour. Remove from oven slice meat, put on a heated platter, and surround with vegetables. Cover and place in a very low oven to keep warm while making gravy.Gravy:*Add enough water to juices in pan to make 2 cups. (Most rump roasts do not have enough fat on them to warrant removing any from the juice.) Put 1/3 cup water in a small bowl add flour and stir with a whisk until smooth. Stir into juices cook, stirring constantly, until gravy is bubbly. Simmer2 to 3 minutes stir occasionally. Check seasoning.Note: Any leftover meat can be used for sandwiches or wrapped in foil, heated, and served again.