A good old-fashioned American pot roast recipe typically includes beef, potatoes, carrots, and onions cooked in a beef broth.
Heat your broiler and season the roast with the pepper.
Place themeaton the broiler pan rack and broil about 4 inches from the heatuntil brown on all sides - about 10 minutes or so.
Reduce the oventemperature to 325 degrees.
Combine the onions, garlic, consomme,wine,tomato paste, and spices in a 4-quart Dutch oven.
Add the beef and bringit to a simmer over moderate heat.
Cover tightly and transfer to theoven,and cook for an hour and a half.
Add the potatoes,carrots andcelery,and continue baking for another hour, or until the meat istender.
Slice the meat into quarter-inch thick slices,and arrange them,overlapping slightly, on a heating platter, or a heated serving dish.
Set the potatoesand carrots around the meat;keep warm.
Puree theonions, celery and meat juices in an electric blender or food processor.
Add the butter to a heavy 10-inch skillet and set over moderate heat forabout30 seconds.
Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes,untillightly browned.
Stir in the pureed gravy.
Keep warm over low heat untilready to serve.
Spoon the sauce over the beef and sprinkle everythingwith parsley.
Ingredients
Directions
Heat your broiler and season the roast with the pepper.
Place themeaton the broiler pan rack and broil about 4 inches from the heatuntil brown on all sides - about 10 minutes or so.
Reduce the oventemperature to 325 degrees.
Combine the onions, garlic, consomme,wine,tomato paste, and spices in a 4-quart Dutch oven.
Add the beef and bringit to a simmer over moderate heat.
Cover tightly and transfer to theoven,and cook for an hour and a half.
Add the potatoes,carrots andcelery,and continue baking for another hour, or until the meat istender.
Slice the meat into quarter-inch thick slices,and arrange them,overlapping slightly, on a heating platter, or a heated serving dish.
Set the potatoesand carrots around the meat;keep warm.
Puree theonions, celery and meat juices in an electric blender or food processor.
Add the butter to a heavy 10-inch skillet and set over moderate heat forabout30 seconds.
Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes,untillightly browned.
Stir in the pureed gravy.
Keep warm over low heat untilready to serve.
Spoon the sauce over the beef and sprinkle everythingwith parsley.
