old-fashioned pot roast

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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds beef chuck roast
  • 6 tablespoons flour, divided
  • 6 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 1 - rib celery, cut into pieces
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 - carrots, cut into 2" pieces

How To Make old-fashioned pot roast

  • Step 1
    Sprinkle the roast with 1 tablespoon flour.
  • Step 2
    In a dutch oven, brown the roast on all sides in half of the butter.
  • Step 3
    Add the water, bouillon, onion, celery, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
  • Step 4
    Reduce heat then cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Step 5
    Add carrots and cover and simmer 45-60 minutes longer or until meat is tender.
  • Step 6
    Remove meat and carrots to a serving platter and keep warm. Strain cooking juices; set aside.
  • Step 7
    In the same dutch oven, melt remaining butter.
  • Step 8
    Stir in remaining flour; cook and stir until bubbly.
  • Step 9
    Add 2 cups of the cooking juices and blend until smooth.
  • Step 10
    Cook and stir until thickened; add additional cooking juices until gravy has desired consistency.

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Category: Beef
Category: Roasts

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