Savory Bloody Mary Pot Roast

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (3 lb) boneless bottom round roast
• 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3/4 cup bloody mary mix or 3/4 cup spicy vegetable juice
• 1/4 cup vodka or 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 tablespoons vodka or 2 tablespoons water
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 trim fat from roast.
• 2 cut slits in several places.
• 3 insert a small slice of garlic into each slit.
• 4 in a 4 quart dutch oven, brown roast on all sides in hot oil.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 drain off fat.
• 7 combine bloody mary mix, the 1/4 cup vodka, horseradish, worcestershire sauce, and the minced garlic; carefully pour over the roast.
• 8 bake covered, in a 325º oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until very tender.
• 9 transfer to a platter, reserving juices in dutch oven.
• 10 keep roast warm.
• 11 for gravy: measure cooking juices; skim off fat.
• 12 if necessary, add enough water to measure 1 1/2 cups of juices.
• 13 return juices to dutch oven.
• 14 combine the 2 tbsps vodka and the cornstarch; stir into juices.
• 15 cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly; cook and stir for 1 minute more.
• 16 slice meat thinly across the grain; serve with gravy.