All American Pot Roast is one of those dishes that reminds me of simpler times, when a good meal brought everyone to the table. There’s nothing fancy about it, but oh, the comfort it brings to your heart and belly.
The secret to this beauty is taking your time with that beef and letting it get a nice golden crust before everything simmers together. Those onions and carrots become so tender and sweet, and the flour helps create the most wonderful, rich gravy you’ve ever tasted.
I remember making this for my family on cold Sunday afternoons, and the whole house would smell like home. It’s the kind of dish that tastes even better as leftovers, and it always brings folks back for seconds.
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All American Pot Roast
Ingredients
- 4 cup Beef
- 3 tablespoon Canola Oil
- 2 cup Onions
- 2 cup Carrots
- 2 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
- 3 pound Beef
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in large pot over medium heat.
- Add the roast and brown well on all sides.
- Remove roast and set aside.
- Pour off any accumulated fat.
- Heat the remaining oil in the pot and add the onions and carrots.
- Cook stirring frequently for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Turn heat to high.
- Add the roast along with any accumulated juices and the beef stock into the pot.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until fork tender.
- Remove the roast from the pot.
- Whisk the flour with 1/2 cup of the liquid in the pot.
- Add the flour mixture back into the post and heat over high heat until boiling.
- Cook for 2 minutes until thickened to make a gravy.
- Slice the roast and serve with the gravy.
