Savory Rubbed Pot Roast And Gravy Recipes

SAVORY POT ROAST & GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325
• 2. In a 5-quart Dutch oven or roasting pan; heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef roast; cook 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Sprinkle pepper on both sides of beef. Add 1 of the onions, 1 of the stalks of celery, and bay leaf to beef.
• 3. Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water, reserve 3/4 cup. Pour remaining 3/4 cup around beef. Bring to a boil. Cover. Bake at 325 for 1 hr. Add remaining vegetables, cover and bake an additional 1 to 1/14 hrs, or until beef and vegetables are tender.
• 4. To prepare gravy: Place beef and vegetables on platter and keep warm. Add reserved 3/4 cup bouillon to drippings (will yield 3 cups) in Dutch oven, In small jar, combine cold water and flour, shake well. Gradually stir flour mixture into drippings. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

SHEILA'S SAVORY POT ROAST AND VEGETABLES WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Rub the roast with 3 T. flour.
• Heat oil in 5- to 6-quart ovenproof Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat until rippling but not smoking. Add the meat and brown on all sides.
• Add broth, onion with cloves, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer, or place in a preheated 300 degree oven. Cook 2 hours or until almost fork-tender.
• Scatter vegetables around meat. Cover and cook 1-1/2 hours longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove meat from pot.
• Strain juices from vegetables into a 1-quart saucepan.
• (Can be prepared ahead to this point. Return meat and vegetables to pot. Cover pot and saucepan and refrigerate up to 48 hours.).
• About 1 hour before serving, heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk remaining 1/4 cup flour with the water until smooth.
• Skim and discard fat from reserved vegetable liquid in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then whisk in flour mixture. Boil 2 to 3 minutes, whisking often until gravy has thickened.
• Pour over meat and vegetables. Cover and cook or bake for 45 to 50 minutes until hot (meat thermometer inserted in thickest part should read 130 degrees).
• Remove meat to serving platter. Remove vegetables with slotted spoon and arrange around meat. Pour gravy into gravy boat and serve alongside meat and vegetables.
• Note: To peel onions, place in saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil, drain, chill in cold water, then slip off skins.

SAVORY POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil. Remove and set aside. , In the drippings, saute onions and garlic until onions are tender. Return roast to Dutch oven. Stir in the tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, horseradish, browning sauce, salt if desired and pepper., Cover and simmer for 2-3 hours or until meat is tender. Remove roast to a serving platter and keep warm. Drain, reserving 2 cups pan juices. Combine flour and remaining water until smooth; stir into pan juices. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Slice roast and serve with gravy.

SAVORY POT ROAST WITH PAN GRAVY (OVEN OR CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Dust beef with combination of seasonings and flour.
• Heat oil in heavy oven-proof pan; brown meat, then remove.
• Brown onions and garlic lightly in pan. Replace meat; add remaining ingredients.
• Cover, bake in 350°F oven until meat is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• (Note: May use a crock pot instead of the oven. Cook on low 10-12 hours, -or- on high 5-6 hours).
• Discard bouquet. Serve with pan gravy.
• Makes 10 servings (who are they kidding?).