Classic Pot Roast

Name: Classic Pot Roast
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American,English,Irish
Ingredients: Beef: 1200 g; Beef stock: 800 ml; Potatoes: 500 g; Carrot: 300 g; Onion: 300 g; Garlic: 2 cloves; Sunflower oil: 2 tbs; Wheat flour: 3 tbs; Salt; Grounded black pepper

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6 h
Serves 6
Medium

Ingredients

1200 g Beef
shoulder or chuck roast
800 ml Beef stock
500 g Potatoes
300 g Carrot
300 g Onion
2 cloves Garlic
2 tbs Sunflower oil
3 tbs Wheat flour
or 1.5 tbsp potatoe starch
Salt
Grounded black pepper

Directions

Inspired by my trip to Ireland, I suggest you one of the classic Irish recipes – pot roast. This recipe is not purely Irish but rather a traditional, classic dish popular in the English-speaking countries. Pot roast is that kind of dish that brings coziness to home. It’s made from simple ingredients – beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, and seasoned only with salt and pepper, thus they release their natural flavour.

Pot roast is a wonderful idea for a family lunch or dinner. It’s easy to make, or, to be more precise, it cooks itself. Your little participation needed in the beginning, and then the roast just need a lot of time to cook in the oven and then a night in the fringe to end up as the most tender roast with most delicious gravy and vegetables.

A few words about meat – use chuck – its fibers and marbleness (intramuscular fat) are in charge for taste and tenderness of the roast. Chuck is pretty inexpensive and perfect for this dish. You can buy a piece of any shape or a few small pieces and tie them with kitchen twine.

You will need a Dutch over with a tight lid large enough for roast and vegetables. I used 2.5 l Dutch oven and 1.2 kg roast.

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Steps

1 Done	PREPARE INGREDIENTS Preheat the oven to 95 degrees Celsius. Cut the onion into cubes and finely chop the garlic. Tie the roast with a cooking twine. Pat dry with paper towels and rub the roast with salt and pepper.
2 Done 15 min	ROAST In a Dutch oven heat some oil over medium/high heat, add the roast and cook until it turns to brown on all its sides. Try to place the roast on the same place after each turn-over so that no burnt pieces are left. Then transfer the roast to a separate plate and set aside.
3 Done 10 min	COOK ONION AND GARLIC Reduce the heat to medium, add some oil, if needed. Add the onion and cook until transparent, scraping off the burnt meat pieces. When the onion is soft and transparent, add the garlic and cook together for 30-60 sec.
4 Done 5 h	ROAST Return the roast back to the Dutch oven, add stock to cover halfway. Bring to a boil on the stove. As soon as it boils, place into the oven, put the lid on and cook for 5 h, turning the roast every hour. The cooking time is very approximate and depends on the meat you use. Start checking for doneness in 4 h.
5 Done	CHECK FOR DONENESS When the roast is ready it will be fork tender and easy to pull apart.
6 Done	ADD VEGETABLES One hours before the roast is done, take it out and add the peeled vegetables. It could be any combination of root vegetables – potatoes, carrots, parsnip, celery. Bring to a boil on the stove, cover with the lid and cook in the oven for another hour at 95 degrees Celsius.
7 Done	PREPARE TO SERVE The ready roast can served immediately but it’s better to refrigerate it overnight to enhance its taste. The next day take the roast out, skim off the fat and save it for later. Remove the twine and cut the roast into 1-1.5 cm slices. Transfer the pieces onto a flat baking dish, arrange the vegetables around.
8 Done 20 min	GRAVY Place the saucepan of gravy on the stove and bring to a simmer. In a separate saucepan, bring to a boil 3 tbsp of the fat, add 3 tbsp of flour and stir with a whisk to avoid lumps. Cook until flour is lightly browned, whisk in 1 ladle of gravy, then another one. Whisk until the mixture is thick and combined. Pour the mixture to the gravy in batches making sure to bring the mixture to a simmer after each addition before adding more. Continue until you get the consistency you need. For gluten-free veraion please dissolve starch in cold water and add to the simmering gravy, mixing well while you do it. Let it simmer for another 2 min. Ready.
9 Done	SERVING Pour the gravy oven the roast and vegetables. Cover with foil and place to the preheated to 95 degrees Celsius oven for 40 min. Remove, garnish with grees and serve.