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Sunday Pot Roast

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Pot roast, braised with lots of red wine...comfort food extraordinaire! This is the ultimate one-pot meal. Ideal for a weekend dinner because of its low maintenance as well as its need to cook for more than four hours. While it does, your home slowly fills up with the warmth of the oven and the irresistible rich aromas of beef, potatoes, carrots and onions slowly mellowing into their own savory sauce.

"Yet another extremely delicious and carefully written recipe from SGrishka.

This one has "set and forget" simplicity, and is *exactly* what I wanted for a dreary Seattle Saturday night family meal.

One substitution -- only due to necessity and my own stupidity -- was that I had to use chicken broth instead of beef broth. (I thought we had beef broth in our pantry at home, but alas, we did not.) The substitution worked just fine. Braising sauce was still very rich, and the meat was so tender you could cut it with a fork. Really enjoyed this classic pot roast recipe, thanks Steve." - stevemur

Yield: 8 Servings Ready in 5 hours

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Beef

(4.7, 96) 97% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 8 Servings
3 tablespoonsOlive oil
1 4-poundRump roast
3 mediumOnions
2 tablespoonsHungarian sweet paprika
2 Bay Leaves
1 teaspoonDried rosemary
1 teaspoonDried oregano
1 teaspoonDried thyme
4 clovesGarlic; crushed
2 cupsRed wine; (or if you prefer, 1 cup wine and 1 cup water)
2 cupsBeef broth
2 poundsNew potatoes; scrubbed
8 Carrots; cut into 1-1/2-inch-thick pieces
Coarse salt; to taste
Freshly ground black pepper; to taste

Sunday Pot Roast Preparation

Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Liberally season roast with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a 6-quart Dutch oven or other heavy bottomed oven-proof pan. Sear roast until well-browned on all sides. Remove roast from pan and reduce heat to medium. Add onion and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add paprika, bay leaf, rosemary, oregano, thyme, and garlic, cook 1 minute. Add wine and 1 1/2 cups of the broth, bring to a boil. Add potatoes and carrots, return roast to pan, season with salt and pepper. If the liquid doesn't cover the roast and vegetables, add more stock until it just does. Continue to heat until it simmers. Place a large piece of foil over the pan and cover tightly with a lid; transfer the pan to the oven and cook for 2 1/2 hours. Uncover, turn the roast over, cover and cook for another 1 1/2 hours or until beef is fully tender and a meat fork or sharp knife easily slips in and out of the meat (fork-tender).

Transfer roast to a carving board; tent with foil to keep warm. Transfer vegetables to a deep serving platter; loosely cover to keep warm. Allow liquid in the pot to settle about 5 minutes, then use a wide spoon to skim the fat off the surface; discard bay leaves. Boil over high heat until reduced to desired consistency. Check and adjust seasoning. Slice the roast (or pull apart with fork) and arrange on the deep serving platter with the vegetables. Drizzle with some of the sauce, and serve the extra sauce on the side.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Notes

The amount of wine in this recipe may be lowered depending on your taste, simply reduce the amount of wine and replace with an equal amount of stock or water. Don't eliminate the wine completely; wine helps to both tenderize the meat as well as adding extra flavor to the dish.

Pot roasting or "braising" is the way to go with cuts of beef like chuck, shoulder roast, rump or round. In contrast with the fancier, more pricey cuts that roast quickly in dry heat to keep them rare and tender, these tougher but flavorful cuts benefit from the long, moist tenderizing that comes from roasting them slowly with savory liquid, flavorings and vegetables in a tightly closed Dutch oven or casserole.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 942
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    Sunday Pot Roast Reviews

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    I added the veggies the last hour, per my neighbors advice, and they were prefect. I think if I had added them at the very beggining they would have been puree by the time it was done.
    3 months, 6 days, 11 hours, 42 minutes ago
    Perfect for tonight's low of -10 degrees. Heated the whole house with the best smell. This is my 10th time making this. As always, comes out perfect ! To the person who commented ' bland', she probably had American paprika. Please switch to authentic Hungarian sweet paprika.
    3 months, 4 weeks, 19 hours, 40 minutes ago
    3 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 17 hours, 11 minutes ago
    This is a wonderful recipe for a cold winters evening or Sunday Lunch. I substituted percolated coffee (1cp) for the cup of wine and added parsnips at the beginning and French beans and celery with 1/2 an hour to go.
    3 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 19 hours, 39 minutes ago
    A very good recipe just how it is. A tasty way to cook a cheaper cut of beef.
    4 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 46 minutes ago
    I made this for my family and it was my first pot roast I have ever made myself. My family loved it I added portobello mushrooms and cooked it at 275 for 4-5 hours wanted to cook it slow but not use a slow cooker. Next time I will put it in the slow cooker
    4 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
    This was good. I thought it need more seasoning so added more. The carrots and meat were great but the potatoes were just ok. The sauce was devine. I will make again but want to experient with the seasons more.
    4 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes ago
    Really really good! I didn't know pot roast could be so amazing. Definitely worth the extra effort.
    5 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 20 minutes ago
    5 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 12 hours, 4 minutes ago
    Seasoning/gravy was not all that great. I spruced it up. Also added some hot sauce for some spice :) not my fav, but I'd eat it again.
    6 months, 3 days, 10 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Delicious and inexpensive. We love it! I make it in my cast iron dutch oven. And it comes out beautiful.
    6 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes ago
    made this over 10 times and as usual its the best recipe ive tried yet. its become our own family recipe. thanks so much!
    6 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, 53 minutes ago
    6 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 15 minutes ago
    6 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 3 hours, 8 minutes ago
    I don't feel like I can give an accurate review bc I didn't have all ingredients on hand. I only had about 1/2 cup of white wine and no Rosemary. I know red wine would make a huge diff. I put everything in a crock pot on high for 4 hours. It was good but I've had better. I will try again with all ingredients but I might lay off the oregano. Too much. I strained two cups of liquid off and heated in a pan. Added a lil kitchen bouquet and mixed about a TBL of corn starch in a cup with a lil water. Added to the strained broth to make a nice thick gravy.
    6 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 20 hours, 34 minutes ago
    Made this tonight.. Was a big hit..
    6 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes ago
    6 months, 4 weeks, 17 hours, 55 minutes ago
    Wasn't worth the trouble,it wasn't bad but my roast taste just as good.
    7 months, 2 days, 1 hours, ago
    Don't be shy on the wine. Use the suggested amount or more. It was still quite yummy with the water/wine combo, but I know it could be better. Next time I won't be so timid!
    7 months, 2 days, 15 hours, ago
    Made today cooked for 5 hours was perfection!! Super moist used half of bottle merlot that's what I had on hand. Used a beef arm roast. Put everything in at one time was all delicious. Family loved it!!!
    8 months, 5 days, 13 hours, 55 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Slow cook
    2. Easy
    3. Carrots
    4. Potatoes
    5. Broth
    6. Red Wine
    7. Garlic
    8. Onion
    9. Beef
    10. Rump Roast
    11. Braise
    12. American
    13. Dinner
    14. Pot Roast
    15. Rainy Day Food
    16. Main Dish
    17. Winter
    18. Comforting

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