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.