Pot Roast

[Gratton]

Anyone have a great recipe for pot roast with carrots and potatoes? The wife really wants me to make it this weekend, and I've never made a pot roast myself.

 

[EDGAAA]

do you have a crock pot?

 

[Gratton]

I don't a big crock pot, only a small one for making queso. I got a new Le Crueset dutch oven and was hoping to use it.

 

[Pepper Brooks]

Use your Le Crueset dutch oven. I made a pot roast last weekend in a dutch oven. Mine was pretty basic. I rubbed the roast with olive oil. Put some pepper all over it, and then herbs de provencal and let it sit over night. The next morning I put the salt on it and seared it about 6 minutes per side. I took the roast out of the DO. Throw in some garlice, onion, carrot, and bell pepper and let cook for 3-4 minutes. Deglaze with about a cup of bordeaux. I let that cook off a few minutes and added 4 cups of beef broth. Put the roast back in the dutch oven and put in a 250 degree oven. Let it cook for 4-5 hours. Add the potatoes about an hour before you want to eat. I took my roast and veggies out of the pot when it was done and reduced the gravy down to a nice thickness. Enjoy.

 

[96 Buff]

Make sure you buy a chuck roast, as that's the one best suited for a true pot roast.

1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2) In your dutch oven (or other large stove and oven-safe roasting pan) heat some canola oil. Sear both sides of the roast until it has the brown color you desire. Add kosher salt & black pepper to taste.
3) Add 1 cup liquid (I use beef broth, but you can use just water)
4) Cover and place in preheated oven for about 3 hours.
5) Add potatoes, carrots & onions with about 1 hour to go in the cook time.

 

[IRC]

The above are accurate.

I always rub my down, after seasoning, with flour and then brown it. I don't really know why except that's how momma did it.

 

[Gratton]

Thanks guys.

 

[TheTresLeches]

Weekday Crock Pot Recipe

1. Put carrots and potatoes at bottom of crock pot.
2. Brown chuck roast in pan and then put in crock pot.
3. Mix 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and a packet of dried onion soup.
4. Pour over chuck roast into crock pot.
5. Set crock pot on low and go to work.

It will be done when you get home.