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Old Fashioned American Pot Roast Recipe


Old Fashioned American Pot Roast Recipe
Very good and very saucy pot roast. Enjoy. Perfect for a family dinner or Sunday dinner. Enjoy

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Ingredients
  • 2-1/2 pounds boned bottom round roast
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced mushrooms
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 stalk celery cut
  • 3 medium carrots cut in chunks
  • 6 new potatoes with skins
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 cup robust red wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
  • 1/2 teaspoon crumbled sweet basil
  • 1 cup beef consommé
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 yellow onions sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced parsley

Directions
  1. Heat broiler and season roast with pepper.
  2. Place meat on broiler pan rack and broil about 4” from heat until brown on all sides.
  3. Reduce oven temperature to 325.
  4. Combine onions, garlic, consommé, wine, tomato paste and spices in a Dutch oven.
  5. Add beef and bring it to a simmer over moderate heat.
  6. Cover tightly and transfer to oven and cook for an hour and a half.
  7. Add the potatoes, carrots and celery and continue baking for another hour.
  8. Slice meat into 1/4" slices and arrange them overlapping slightly on a heated serving dish.
  9. Set potatoes and carrots around meat and keep warm.
  10. Puree onions, celery and meat juices in an electric blender or food processor.
  11. Add butter to a heavy skillet and set over moderate heat for 30 seconds.
  12. Add mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes until lightly browned.
  13. Stir in the gravy then keep warm over low heat until ready to serve.
  14. Spoon sauce over the beef and sprinkle everything with parsley.

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