Pot Roast With Delectable Gravy

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs chuck roast
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 medium onion
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup dark raisin
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste (i use a little less than 1 small can)
• 3/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250°f.
• 2 rub the roast with cumin and salt.
• 3 sear the roast well in a hot non-stick or cast iron pan in the oil.
• 4 set roast aside.
• 5 cook the onions in the pan until tender, adding a little water if needed.
• 6 add the crushed garlic, raisins, tomato paste, vinegar and water.
• 7 cook for a minute on low.
• 8 create a foil packet with two layers of heavy duty foil.
• 9 put half the mixture in the bottom.
• 10 top with the roast.
• 11 cover with remaining mixture.
• 12 seal packet and wrap with one more layer of foil.
• 13 roast at 250f for 3-4 hours.
• 14 allow to rest in foil for 30 minutes.
• 15 drain the liquid into a bowl. spoon off as much fat as you can.
• 16 place the roast in a serving dish with cover and keep in warm place.
• 17 scrape all the "chunkies" (that is what alton calls them) into the gravy.
• 18 blend with an immersion blender and it will make a very good and thick gravy.
• 19 serve the meat with the gravy.