Country Pot Roast

Delicious slow cooked beef roast. Fit for family & company.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4 pound beef roast

Cook Time: 3-4 hours at a simmer  

Ingredients

4 pounds beef roast
8 small potatoes, halved
8 small onions
8 medium carrots cut into fourths
water
2 teaspoons each, salt & pepper

Pot Roast Gravy

1/2 cold water
1/4 cup flour
2 cups broth (taken from your cooked beef and vegetables)

Directions

Cook beef in a heavy bottomed pot or dutch oven until brown on all sides. Reduce heat to low and sprinkle with salt & pepper. Cover the meat with water and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.

Add vegetables, simmer for another hour or until beef is tender (200 degrees internal) and vegetables are done.

To make gravy:

Remove the vegetables and beef from your pot. Skim off the fat from the surface and discard. Whisk together 1/4 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of cold water until smooth. Bring two cups of the beef broth to a boil and slowly whisk in your flour mixture. Simmer until thickened.

Categories: Beef, Main Dish, One Dish Meal

Submitted by: twoturkey on January 17, 2011