Listen, my mama made more pot roast for Sunday suppers than I can ever count. And I never got tired of it! This classic Pot Roast recipe has all those feels of the old school classic. That meat gets braised in a low oven temp so it gets fall apart tender and absorbs all the bomb flavorful gravy. Mix in the veggies and you have the ultimate comfort. Next level. Thanks On Ty’s Plate for sharing.
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How to Make Pot Roast
Step 1: Toss together the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, and black pepper. Pat the beef dry with paper towel and season the beef on all sides with the spice mixture. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large Dutch oven and sear the roast to form a mice crust. Remove the meat and add the last tablespoon of olive oil to the pot. Sear the other side until crusted. About 5 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and set aside on a rimmed dish.
Step 2: In a food processor add the chopped celery, carrot, onion, and garlic cloves. Pulse the vegetables to finely chop into a mirepoix. Don’t over process it.
Step 3: Add the butter to the dutch and sauté the mirepoix garlic mixture until fragrant; 1-2 minutes. Add the diced tomato, tomato paste, dijon mustard, salt, sugar, bay leaves and dried herbs. Stir well and cook another 5-6 minutes.
Step 4: Deglaze the pot with the wine. Scrape to loosen the bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the stock and stir. Return the roast and the collected juices from the dish to the pot. Place the lid to cover the Dutch and put it into the oven for 2 1/2 hours.
Step 5: Remove the pot after 2 1/2 hours, add the potatoes, carrots, quartered onion, and mushrooms around the roast into the liquid.
Step 6: Return the pot to the oven for another 1 hour and 45 minutes. Take it out of the oven when the roast is falling apart and the vegetables will be very tender. Discard the bay leaves.
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Step 7: Remove the meat from the pot into a dish large enough to shred it. Shred the meat with two forks.
Step 8: If gravy is desired, make a slurry with 2-3 tbsp of cornstarch and 2-3 tbsp of the braising liquid. Pour it back into the pot and stir it in. Heat the stovetop to medium and allow the sauce to thicken. About 3 minutes. Turn off the stove and add the meat back to pot.
Pot Roast Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 2-4 lb chuck roast
- 1 1/2 lb Red potatoes quartered
- 3/4 large white onion quartered
- 2 cups baby carrots
- 6 oz white mushrooms sliced (can go up to 8 oz)
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
For the Braising Liquid
- 4 cups beef or vegetable stock
- 1/2 cup marsala wine
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
- 1 carrot chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1/4 large white onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 4 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3 tbsp cornstarch optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Toss together the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, and black pepper. Pat the beef dry with paper towel and season the beef on all sides with the spice mixture.
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large Dutch oven and sear the roast to form a mice crust. Remove the meat and add the last tablespoon of olive oil to the pot. Sear the other side until crusted. About 5 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and set aside on a rimmed dish.
For the Braising Liquid
- In a food processor add the chopped celery, carrot, onion, and garlic cloves. Pulse the vegetables to finely chop into a mirepoix. Don’t over process it. There should be very little if any liquid from the vegetable.
- Add the butter to the dutch and sauté the mirepoix garlic mixture until fragrant; 1-2 minutes. Add the diced tomato, tomato paste, dijon mustard, salt, sugar, bay leaves and dried herbs. Stir well and cook another 5-6 minutes. Deglaze the pot with the wine. Scrape to loosen the bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the stock and stir.
- Return the roast and the collected juices from the dish to the pot. Place the lid to cover the Dutch and put it into the oven for 2 1/2 hours. Remove the pot after 2 1/2 hours, add the potatoes, carrots, quartered onion, and mushrooms around the roast into the liquid.
- Return the pot to the oven for another 1 hour and 45 minutes. Take it out of the oven when the roast is falling apart and the vegetables will be very tender. Discard the bay leaves. Remove the meat from the pot into a dish large enough to shred it. Shred the meat with two forks.
- If gravy is desired, make a slurry with 2-3 tbsp of cornstarch and 2-3 tbsp of the braising liquid. Pour it back into the pot and stir it in. Heat the stovetop to medium and allow the sauce to thicken. About 3 minutes. Turn off the stove and add the meat back to pot.
- Serve with bread or dinner rolls and tons of butter!
Notes
How to Store Pot Roast
Transfer any leftovers into an airtight container and pop in the fridge. You can heat it up on the stovetop in a pan by adding a splash of liquid if it looks a tad bit dry. The microwave is all good too if you wanna speed it up some.How long will this roast recipe last in the fridge?
Leftovers will last in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.Can I freeze leftovers??
You know it boos! You can freeze it for up to 2-3 months storing in a freezer bag releasing air and adding a date label. Just make sure to thaw it in the fridge overnight before reheating.Nutrition
Recipe Tips
- Right cut of meat: I use chuck roast because it’s affordable to me. You can pretty much use any thick cut of beef because this cooking method will tenderize it for you. Boneless cuts of meat makes for a relatively faster cook time. But if you have beef with the bone still in you can definitely still use it. You may have to extend the cooking time.
- Extra liquid: Have a little extra stock or wine on hand just in case. The worst thing you could do to this dish is add water. It will dilute the flavor.
- Use fresh vegetables: I’m a fan of using frozen veggies in most cases. This is not one of them. The frozen veggies will be less firm and will over cook quickly turning into mush. We don’t want mushy vegetables.
- Give it all the time it needs: the first couple of hours will cook the roast through. But the goal is to make it soft and tender. Follow the cooking times as a guide. Add a little time more if need be. A four pound roast will require more time than a tow pound roast. Adjust accordingly.
- Let it marinate: once the roast is done and you’ve shredded it, put it back into the sauce/gravy. It must continue to soak up the goodness. Otherwise you will be left with dry pale beef that no one will eat.
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I have made a lot of pot roasts in my day and this one is hands down the absolute best!! Oh my goodness – the layers of flavors are so good!
Can you omit the wine and still get great flavour? Thanks.
I can’t swear to this, but my guess is you could sub in some real unsweetened purple grape juice, like Welches. Marsala has a very special sweet taste, and would be the best though. It cooks for hours and any alcohol would be gone. This is similar to my family’s pot roast, but I can’t wait to try this one, as it has many extra ingredients to add to the taste. I am a many generational Southern/Soul cooker.
Yum!! I’m making this today. Just got to the step where I added in the veggies and put it back in the oven. It smells heavenly! Do you put the lid back on for this step or leave it off?
You put the lid back on according to the author. Let me know how it turns out and send a picture to me so I can share!
I can’t find a mention of what temperature to heat your oven to. The recipe looks delicious.
Yep 325. It is in the first area but it kinda got lost.
Pot roasts are definitely such a comforting meal and so true everyone has “their way”. Looks yummy.
this looks so delicious and you do such a great job explaining the process. Def will make it when it cools down enough for a pot roast
This looks so good, I’m going to make this
pot roast soon..
Wow! This is the prettiest pot roast! Such an easy recipe too…there’s a lot of ingredients, but you take away the fear factor. Thanks for sharing!
That looks like total comfort food. Perfect for a lazy Sunday.
Pot roast is such a comfort food and this is a great recipe. I cannot wait to try it!