Savory Pot Roast

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 lbs boneless lean chuck pot roast
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
• 2 tablespoons honey or 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 2 (10 ounce) cans condensed beef broth, undiluted
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns

Recipe

• 1 wipe pot roast with damp paper towels.
• 2 in hot butter in 6 qt dutch oven, brown roast well over medium heat, turning on all sides with wooden spoons, about 20 minutes.
• 3 remove roast; set aside.
• 4 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 5 add onion and garlic to drippings in dutch oven and cook over low heat about 5 minutes or until tender.
• 6 remove from heat and stir in flour until smooth.
• 7 add vinegar, anchovy paste, honey and broth, stir to mix.
• 8 tie bay leaves, parsley and peppercorns in cheesecloth bag then add to the dutch oven.
• 9 bring to boiling, covered.
• 10 place in oven and roast 3-3 1/2 hours, or until meat is fork tender.
• 11 remove and discard cheesecloth bag.
• 12 remove pot roast to platter.
• 13 serve with sauce from dutch oven.