Autumn Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

A surprisingly simple but utterly satisfying comfort food feast of beef roast, potatoes, carrots and parsnips, braised until fork-tender and served with a silky sauce

Autumn Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

Photos courtesy of Beef. It's What’s For Dinner

10 ingredients

servings

3 hours 30 minutes

Nutrition information per serving, using chuck shoulder pot roast, 1/6 of recipe: 465 Calories; 108 Calories from fat; 12g Total Fat (3 g Saturated Fat; 5 g Monounsaturated Fat;) 91 mg Cholesterol; 323 mg Sodium; 52 g Total Carbohydrate; 6.8 g Dietary Fiber; 39 g Protein; 6.4 mg Iron; 7.7 mg NE Niacin; 0.9 mg Vitamin B6; 3.9 mcg Vitamin B12; 9.1 mg Zinc; 40.6 mcg Selenium.

Ingredients:

  • 1 beef Shoulder Roast, Arm Chuck Roast Boneless or Blade Chuck Roast Boneless (3 to 3-1/2 pounds)

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 8 small red-skinned potatoes, halved
  • 2 large carrots, cut into 2-1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 large parsnips, cut into 2-1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 small leek, cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons water

Seasoning:

  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano

  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon each salt and lemon pepper

Safe Handling Tips:

  • Wash hands with soap and water before cooking and always after touching raw meat.

  • Separate raw meat from other foods.
  • Wash all cutting boards, utensils, and dishes after touching raw meat.
  • Do not reuse marinades used on raw foods.
  • Wash all produce prior to use.
  • Cook beef until temperature reaches 145°F for medium rare steaks and roasts 160°F for ground beef.
  • Refrigerate food promptly.

Cooking:

1. Combine seasoning ingredients; press onto beef pot roast. Heat oil in stock pot over medium heat until hot. Brown pot roast. Pour off drippings.

2. Add 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 2 hours. Add vegetables; continue cooking, covered, 30 to 45 minutes or until pot roast and vegetables are fork tender. Remove pot roast and vegetables; keep warm.

3. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Measure and return 2 cups cooking liquid to stock pot. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir 1 minute or until thickened and bubbly. Carve pot roast. Serve with vegetables and sauce.

This recipe is an excellent source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Iron, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Zinc, and Selenium.

Source: beefitswhatsfordinner.com

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