Recipe

Autumn Pot Roast With Coffee Gravy Recipe

	Midgelet / All my dishes 1 year ago Old fashioned roasted beef with new fashioned coffee gravy- delciously different Prep:20m Cook:180m Servings:8	Midgelet
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Ingredients

1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 large chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat, about 4 to 5 1/2 pounds

1/4 cup vegetable oil (canola or similar light-tasting oil)

1 large white onion, coarsely chopped

4 bay leaves

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 cup baby carrots

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

2 cups water

2 cups freshly brewed coffee

1 tablespoon flour (instant is best, but regular flour will do;

cornstarch or arrowroot also works well

2 tablespoons butter, chilled

Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F.

On a large platter, stir together flour, salt, and pepper

Dust the roast with the seasoned flour, then shake excess off

In a heavy ovenproof skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat until hot

Slowly and gently add the roast and brown about five minutes, then turn the roast and brown for five minutes, then turn again and brown the roast until all of it is browned

Remove the roast from the pan and set aside

Add the chopped onions to the drippings in the pan and sauté them over medium heat until softened

Return the roast to the skillet and add bay leaves, thyme, water, and coffee

Bring to a simmer, stirring and turning to combine the seasonings with the roast

Cover and place the skillet in the oven

Bake for 2 1/2 hours, then add the mushrooms and carrots

Continue cooking another 1/2 hour to 1 hour or until the roast is fork tender and the carrots are soft

While vegetables are cooking along with the roast, cook any noodles or grains you'd like to serve with the roast

When roast is done, remove from the skillet and discard any bones or gristle

Set the roast aside, loosely covered with aluminum foil

Taking the same skillet used to cook the roast and place over medium heat

Skim off fat from skillet