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Good Old-Fashioned American Pot Roast

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A hearty American pot roast featuring bottom round beef braised with red wine, tomato paste, and aromatic herbs. Served with tender potatoes, carrots, and celery, topped with a smooth mushroom and onion gravy. Perfect for family dinners or special occasions.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6
Calories: 1094
Description
A hearty American pot roast featuring bottom round beef braised with red wine, tomato paste, and aromatic herbs. Served with tender potatoes, carrots, and celery, topped with a smooth mushroom and onion gravy. Perfect for family dinners or special occasions.
Ingredients
  • boned bottom round roast
  • thinly-sliced mushrooms
  • butter
  • celery, cut
  • carrots, cut in 3s
  • new potatoes, with skins
  • tomato paste
  • robust red wine
  • parsley
  • sage
  • rosemary
  • thyme
  • marjoram
  • crumbled sweet basil
  • beef consomme
  • garlic, minced
  • yellow onions, sliced
  • fresh-ground black pepper
  • minced parsley
Directions
  1. 1
    Heat your broiler and season the roast with the pepper.
  2. 2
    Place the meat on the broiler pan rack and broil about 4 inches from the heat until brown on all sides - about 10 minutes or so.
  3. 3
    Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
  4. 4
    Combine the onions, garlic, consomme, wine, tomato paste, and spices in a 4-quart Dutch oven.
  5. 5
    Add the beef and bring it to a simmer over moderate heat.
  6. 6
    Cover tightly and transfer to the oven, and cook for an hour and a half.
  7. 7
    Add the potatoes, carrots and celery, and continue baking for another hour, or until the meat is tender.
  8. 8
    Slice the meat into quarter-inch thick slices, and arrange them, overlapping slightly, on a heating platter, or a heated serving dish.
  9. 9
    Set the potatoes and carrots around the meat; keep warm.
  10. 10
    Puree the onions, celery and meat juices in an electric blender or food processor.
  11. 11
    Add the butter to a heavy 10-inch skillet and set over moderate heat for about 30 seconds.
  12. 12
    Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes, until lightly browned.
  13. 13
    Stir in the pureed gravy.
  14. 14
    Keep warm over low heat until ready to serve.
  15. 15
    Spoon the sauce over the beef and sprinkle everything with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6 servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1094kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 48g74%
Saturated Fat 14.6g73%
Cholesterol 276.5mg93%
Sodium 400mg17%
Total Carbohydrate 68.7g23%
Dietary Fiber 9.5g38%
Sugars 10g
Protein 86g172%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: pot roast, beef, american, braised, red wine, mushroom gravy, comfort food, dinner, bottom round, herbs
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