5 STAR POT ROAST RECIPE / How to make an easy pot roast / Step by Step ❤

beef chuck roast

🥗Healthier: lean beef cuts

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Lean beef cuts are lower in fat, while pork shoulder is often more affordable.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: instant mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while instant mashed potatoes save time and money.

Introduce the recipe and the chuck roast.

Season the chuck roast with kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder, rubbing it in well.

Dust the seasoned roast with flour, ensuring it gets into the cracks and on the sides.

Heat a heavy-duty Dutch oven on medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of bacon grease.

Sear the chuck roast in the Dutch oven, ensuring all sides are browned, about 5 minutes per side.

Remove the roast and set it aside on a plate.

Lower the heat to medium and add a whole onion (not chopped), 1 carrot, and 1 celery rib (cut into small pieces) to the pot, cooking until the onion is translucent.

Add 3 crushed garlic cloves, 2 sprigs of rosemary, and 2 sprigs of thyme to the pot, stirring for about 1 minute to release flavors.

Dust a little flour into the pot and stir until it gets toasty, avoiding raw flour.

Add 1 cup of beef broth, 1 cup of chicken stock, and 1 teaspoon of red wine vinegar to the pot, stirring to combine.

Add 1 cup of crushed tomatoes and stir again until the mixture comes to a light boil.

Add 2 small bay leaves to the pot.

Return the roast to the pot, ensuring it is submerged to the desired depth.

Turn off the heat and place the Dutch oven in a preheated oven set at 325°F.

Cook in the oven for about an hour and a half.

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