This Classic Beef Pot Roast is slow cooked in the oven with onions, carrots, potatoes and a bit of red wine.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time4 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Total Time4 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beef, pot roast
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 600kcal
Author: David
Ingredients
2Tbspvegetable oil
3medium white onionspeeled and halved
6carrotswashed and cut into 2" pieces
4poundboneless beef chuck roast
kosher salt
black pepper
1cupred wine
10oz.beef consomme or beef broth
2-3large sprigs of fresh rosemary or thymeoptional
6medium potatoespeeled
Instructions
Place a Dutch oven over high heat and add 2 Tbsp of vegetable oil. Sear the onions and carrots for 2-3 minutes. Flip onions and carrots over and sear for another 2-3 minutes over high heat. Remove onions and carrots and set aside.
Liberally season all sides of the roast with the salt and pepper. Add 1 more Tbsp of vegetable oil to the pot (if needed) and sear the roast for 2-3 minutes per side. Remove roast from pot and set aside.
Reduce heat to medium and add red wine to pot. Scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to release the browned bits on the bottom of the pot.
Add beef consomme and place roast in the center of the pot. (If necessary, add more beef consomme or red wine until the liquid reaches approximately half-way up the side of the roast.)
Place the onions and carrots around the outside of the roast, and place the potatoes on top of the roast.
Place a lid on the Dutch oven and cook in oven at 275°F for 4 hours, or until the roast pulls apart easily with a fork.