Perfect Pot Roast With Vegetables And Gravy Recipes

Steps:

• Season the roast with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• In a large skillet (not non-stick) heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the roast and cook, turning often, until browned, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the roast to a plate.
• Add more oil to the skillet if necessary and heat over medium-high heat.
• Add the onions, carrots and potatoes and cook, stirring often, until the they are slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Transfer the vegetables to a slow-cooker, add the bay leaf and then place th roast on top of the vegetables.
• Add the water or other liquid to the skillet and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Pour into the slow cooker.
• Cover and slow-cook until the roast is tender, perhaps 8 hours on low (200 degree) setting.
• Transfer the roast and vegetables to a platter using a slotted spoon and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Skim the fat from the surface of the cooking liquid.
• Remove the bay leaf.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter over very low heat.
• Add the flour and let bubble, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
• Whisk in the cooking liquid and bring to a simmer.
• Cook, whisking often, until thickened and reduced to about 1 cup.
• Using a sharp knife, slice the roast crosswise across the grain. Serve with the vegetables and gravy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a large, heavy pot or cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown chuck roast in the hot oil completely, 5 to 8 minutes per side; season with salt and black pepper and transfer to a platter. Reserve oil in pot.
• Cook and stir onion and garlic in the oil until onions are golden, about 15 minutes. Stir beef stock, tomatoes, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, and bay leaves into onions and garlic; bring to a boil and place chuck roast into the mixture. Cover pot.
• Cook in the preheated oven until meat is very tender, 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Scatter carrot slices around the beef and bring to a boil over medium heat; return to oven for 30 more minutes. Distribute potatoes around the beef and vegetables, bring to a boil again over medium heat, and bake until potatoes are tender, about 30 more minutes.
• Transfer beef to a serving platter, cover loosely with a tent of aluminum foil, and set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
• Stir mushrooms into pan drippings; bring to a simmer over low heat. Whisk cornstarch into cold water in a small bowl and stir into the drippings. Season with celery salt, basil, and thyme. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Slice beef; serve on a platter surrounded by vegetables. Pour gravy over beef.