Beef Pot Roast Recipe

Sunday Beef Pot Roast

• 3 - 4 lb (1.5 - 1.8 kg) boneless rolled rib, blade, chuck, shoulder clod or brisket point
• 1 teaspoon (4 ml) salt
• ¼ teaspoon (1 ml)salt
• ½ cup (125 ml)water
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) butter, margarine or vegetable oil

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven (with tight fitting lid), heat butter, margarine or vegetable oil until foamy.
Add roast and cook until browned on all sides.
Add roast and cook until browned on all sides.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Add water and cover tightly.
Reduce heat and simmer 3½ hours or until meat is tender.
If desired, meat may be transferred to small roasting pan and roasted in the oven at 325º F/165º C. for same period of time, turning every hour.
Add water during cooking if necessary.
Transfer meat to preheated platter.

Gravy

To make gravy, stir together

• 5 tablespoons (75 ml) flour
• ½ cup (125 ml) cold water

Variations:

Omit water and add:

2 cups (500 ml)tomato juice and 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Worcestershire sauce

OR 2 cups (500 ml)Beef broth

OR vegetable juice cocktail

OR ¼ (60 ml)cup tomato paste and 1 cup (250 ml)dry red wine

Add 2 bay leaves

Rub salt, pepper and any of the following seasonings into the surface of the beef before browning:

garlic, finely chopped

thyme

marjoram

tarragon

3 whole cloves inserted in surface of roast

1 tablespoon (15 ml)paprika

Add to pan juices:

½ (14 oz/398 ml) can whole berry cranberry sauce

1 orange, juice and grated peel

½ teaspoon (2 ml) cinnamon

During last hour add vegetables such as:

tiny potatoes or medium potatoes, quartered

1 - 2 stalks celery, coarsely sliced

3 medium carrots, coarsely sliced

2 medium onions

Alternative method of Cooking Vegetables:

After browning the roast:

Brown vegetables in the same fat.

Transfer vegetables to a baking dish.

While roast is cooking, bake the vegetables uncovered 30 to 40 minutes or until barely tender.

After meat is cooked and sauce is thickened add vegetables to the sauce and heat thoroughly.

Time Saver Tips

• Pierce repeatedly through roast with a knife, long-tined fork or skewers.
  Place roast in large resealable freezer bag with quick stew mix
  --now available at most meat counters. Contains natural
  ingredients found in pineapple and papayas

  Marinate for 30 minutes, turning over at half-time.

  Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered, turning roast after 25 minutes.

  10 cups (2.5 l) frozen or canned vegetables in place of fresh vegetables