Irma's Pot Roast recipe

Name: Irma's Pot Roast recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Ingredients: 2.5 lbs. Blade or Rump Roast; 1 tbsp, sea salt; 1 tbsp. black pepper; 1 large yellow onion, cut into 1/8 pieces.; 1 large carrot, sliced into 2 inch. pieces; 2 stalks celery, sliced into 2 inch sections; 1 package gravy mix; 2 tablespoons corn starch; 2 cups beef broth, more if required

13 steps

Prep:20minCook:2h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:17:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories770.3 kcal (39%)

Total Fat56 g (80%)

Carbs12.3 g (5%)

Sugars3 g (3%)

Protein51.3 g (103%)

Sodium2430.6 mg (122%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2.5 lbsBlade Roast

or Rump

1 Tbspsea salt

1 Tbspblack pepper

1yellow onion

large, cut into 1/8 pieces

1carrot

large, sliced into 2 inch pieces

2stalks celery

sliced into 2 inch sections

1 packagegravy mix

2 tablespoonscorn starch

2 cupsbeef broth

more if required

Instructions

Step 1

Add 1 tbsp oil to the pot. Heat pot until hot, but not smoking.

Step 2

Season the roast generously with salt and pepper on all sides

Step 3

Add roast to pot and sear on all sides.

Step 4

Add cut up onions to pot and cook for a few minutes.

Step 5

Add 1 inch beef stock to the pot. Then add the cut-up carrots and celery placing them all around the roast.

Step 6

Cover pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for several hours until meat reaches 170°F

Step 7

Remove meat from pot and set aside.

Step 8

Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon and set aside

Step 9

In a bowl, combine gravy mix with 1 cup of stock from pot.

Step 10

In a separate bowl combine cornstarch with some of the stock from the pot. Once combined to a smooth texture, pour this mixture into the pot and whisk until smooth and thick as it boils. Once thickened take off hot element.

Step 11

Salt and pepper gravy to taste

Step 12

Place roast back into pot full of gravy, but do not cover roast in gravy.

Step 13

Serve roast beef with mashed potatoes, gravy and reserved vegetables from pot.