Pot Roast Jardiniere Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Pat roast dry with a paper towel; tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string. Sprinkle roast with pepper and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Remove from pan., Add onions, celery and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the same pan; cook and stir over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until onions are browned. Add garlic, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaves; cook and stir 1 minute longer., Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; stir in broth. Return roast to pan. Arrange potatoes, parsnips and carrots around roast; bring to a boil. Bake, covered, until meat is fork-tender, 2-2-1/2 hours., Remove roast and vegetables from pan; keep warm. Discard bay leaves; skim fat from cooking juices. On stovetop, bring juices to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half (about 1-1/2 cups), 10-12 minutes. Stir in vinegar and parsley; season with salt and pepper to taste., Remove string from roast. Serve with vegetables and sauce.

Steps:

• Rub roast with salt and pepper. Brown roast in hot oil over medium heat in Dutch oven.
• Add broth; bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 1/2 hours.
• Add vegetables and rosemary to Dutch oven. Cover and cook 1 more hour or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove roast and vegetables with a slotted spoon to a serving platter, reserving liquid in pan.
• Whisk together flour and water until smooth. Whisk into reserved liquid in Dutch oven; cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Serve gravy with roast and vegetables.

Steps:

• Brown roast in shortening - use a large covered roasting pan.
• Combine remaining ingredients and pour over browned roast.
• Cover and bring to a simmer.
• Place in 300°F oven for 3-1/2 hours.
• Turn meat after 1-1/2 hours.
• Remove roast, cool and wrap in aluminum foil - refrigerate.
• Remove bay leaf from gravy and strain through a fine sieve - refrigerate.
• Next day unwrap the roast and put in a covered roasting pan.
• Pour gravy over roast.
• Heat at 300°F for 1 hour.
• Great with mashed potatoes or wide egg noodles.