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Dutch oven pot roast

This dutch oven pot roast is the perfect comforting meal with melt in your mouth pieces of chuck roast simply seasoned and then cooked to perfection low and slow in the oven.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Author natasha

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs Chuck roast
  • 3 tsp of Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tbsp Onion powder
  • 1 tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp Herb de provence
  • 1 large white onion roughly chopped
  • 16 oz of baby carrot
  • 5 large cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups of beef broth or enough to barely cover the top of the roast
  • 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
  • 1 sprig of fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig of fresh parsley
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 375 
  • Wash and pat dry beef with paper towels 
  • Season liberally on both sides with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and herb de provence 
  • In a 6 quart large dutch oven on medium heat, add olive oil, once hot sear chuck roast on each side for 5 minutes or until a golden-brown crust has formed. Be sure to brown the sides of the chuck roast as well. Do this by holding the roast with your tongs until browned 
  • Once the chuck roast is brown all over, remove from the heat and add onions and saute until fragrant about 2 minutes
  • Next, add garlic and saute for 30 seconds
  • To the garlic and onions, add brown sugar, tomato paste, and balsamic vinegar, stir until everything is well incorporated and fragrant 
  • Add roast back to the pot and turn down the heat to low
  • Add in the beef broth and bring it to the top of the pot roast. You don’t want the roast swimming in broth, just enough to cover the top of the roast slightly 
  • To the top of the roast add carrots and fresh rosemary, thyme, and parsley 
  • Add a pinch of salt and pepper to the top and cover with the lid. 
  • Turn off the stove and place the dutch oven in the oven and cook for two and half hours or until meat is easily shreddable by a fork and tender 
  • Remove dutch oven once the meat is cooked to your liking and allow it to cool by removing the meat from the liquid 
  • Skim the fat off the top of the liquid and reduce it on medium heat
  • In a separate container, mix 2 tbsp of cornstarch with 4 tbsp of liquid from the pot and mix until smooth 
  • Add the cornstarch slurry back to the gravy and continue to reduce until thick about 3 minutes
  • Season the gravy to taste with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce and serve it alongside the pot roast 

Notes

You can make this in the slower cooker by first searing the meat then adding it to the slowcooker with all the ingredients and cooking on low for 8-12 hours or high for 4 hours. You will need to reduce the gravy separately in a sauce pan once the cooking is done.