Pot Roast
What should I make for dinner tonight? How about trying this Pot Roast recipe! Pot roast is a popular comfort food and makes for a hearty and satisfying meal.
How to make pot roast? This dish is pretty straightforward: a cut of eye of round roast is browned and braised along with carrots, celery, garlic, onion, bay leaf, and some spices until it’s falling apart.
How to serve pot roast for dinner? Shred the pot roast into big chunks and serve as a main course alongside Mashed Potato, serve it over Persian Rice, or enjoy it on crusty rolls or sandwich bread.
Yield: Serves 5
- 1 eye of round roast, about 1.2 kg (at room temperature)
- 1 medium carrot, cut into chunks
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced in half
- 3 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground saffron
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 bay leaves
- vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon Worcester sauce
- salt and black pepper to taste
Pat the roast dry with paper towels. Use the tip of a sharp knife to make 8 small incisions around the roast. Put a sliver of garlic into each cut. Season on all sides with salt and pepper.
In a pot, heat 3 tablespoons oil over high heat. Brown the roast in the pot, several minutes on each side. Once it is nicely browned all over, remove it from the pot. Wipe the pot clean with a paper towel.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the pot over medium heat. Add half of the sliced onions and sauté for 4-5 minutes.
Set the roast on top of the onions. Add the carrot, celery, bay leaves, and remaining onions.
Add the beef broth, Worcester sauce, turmeric, saffron and cinnamon.
Cover the pot and bring to simmer. Then adjust the heat down to the low heat so the liquid is simmering, not boiling. Cook with the lid on until meat is very tender, about 7-8 hours or longer.
Let roast stand for about 15-20 minutes, then slice to desired thickness or shred it into big chunks using two forks.
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