With meat and potatoes as the foundation for your family meals, you can’t go wrong.
Sunday Pot Roast
Makes about 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (4-pound) boneless chuck roast, trimmed
- 3 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 stalks celery, cut into 3-inch pieces
- 3 cloves garlic, halved
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 large thyme sprigs
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into 6 wedges
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup beef broth
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 12 small Yukon gold potatoes, halved
- 4 large carrots, peeled, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 3-inch pieces
- Garnish: chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°.
- Sprinkle beef with 2 teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. In a large cast-iron Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Arrange celery, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and onion around beef. Pour tomatoes and broth over beef; sprinkle with rosemary, fennel seed, and red pepper.
- Bake, covered, until almost tender, about 2 hours. Add potatoes, carrots, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and remaining ½ teaspoon pepper. Spoon cooking liquid over beef and vegetables. Cover and bake until tender, about 30 minutes more. Discard bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
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