Feast your eyes on this Classic Pot Roast. This recipe contains all of the delectable ingredients that make pot roast a family favorite, including melt-in-your-mouth beef, potatoes, carrots, and a rich, comforting broth.
Ingredients
– 3 pounds beef chuck roast
– 4 carrots, peeled and sliced into chunks
– 4 potatoes, peeled and quartered
– 2 onions, quartered
– 4 cloves garlic, minced
– 2 cups beef broth
– 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
– 1 teaspoon salt
– 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
– 2 tablespoons olive oil
– 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
– 3 sprigs fresh thyme
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a big saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the beef chuck roast and sear on both sides until browned, about 3-4 minutes each.
Remove the roast and set it aside. In the same saucepan, saute the onions and garlic until transparent, about 2-3 minutes.
Place the beef back into the pot. Combine the carrots, potatoes, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, rosemary, and thyme.
Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to low and cover. Simmer for 3-4 hours, or until the meat is soft and breaks apart easily.
Remove the herbs before serving. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as required.
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Classic Pot Roast Dinner
Ingredients
- – 3 pounds beef chuck roast
- – 4 carrots peeled and sliced into chunks
- – 4 potatoes peeled and quartered
- – 2 onions quartered
- – 4 cloves garlic minced
- – 2 cups beef broth
- – 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- – 1 teaspoon salt
- – 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- – 2 tablespoons olive oil
- – 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- – 3 sprigs fresh thyme
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a big saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the beef chuck roast and sear on both sides until browned, about 3-4 minutes each.
- Remove the roast and set it aside. In the same saucepan, saute the onions and garlic until transparent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Place the beef back into the pot. Combine the carrots, potatoes, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, rosemary, and thyme.
- Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to low and cover. Simmer for 3-4 hours, or until the meat is soft and breaks apart easily.
- Remove the herbs before serving. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as required.