Sam Arnold's Cross Rib Roast

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs cross-rib roasts
• 1/2 cup carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup mushroom, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup black olives, pitted
• 2 tomatoes (tomatoes should be peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped.)
• 2 teaspoons herbs (thyme, oregano, and savory)
• 2 cups beef stock or 2 cups red wine

Recipe

• 1 brown the vegetables in the melted butter.
• 2 remove the vegetables and raise the heat to sear the meat on both sides (do not pierce with fork when turning) in the pot.
• 3 put the browned vegetables with the olives and chopped tomatoes in th bottom of a large casserole or stock pot.
• 4 place the beef on top.
• 5 pour stock and/or red wine over, then add herbs.
• 6 cover and place in moderate oven for about 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
• 7 check during the last hour and add liquid if needed.
• 8 remove the meat and vegetables to a warm platter.
• 9 strain juices through a coarse sieve, forcing through as much vegetable pulp as possible.
• 10 this gravy should not need any additional thickening.