Pot Roast

Name: Pot Roast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 1/2 lbs chuck roast; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 8 cups water; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 4 garlic cloves, smashed; 2 bay leaves; 1 onion, sliced; 8 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces; 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

Submitted by Carol

"My basic pot roast recipe, prepared in a large electric skillet."

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Ready In:: 3hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8

ingredients

3 ¹⁄₂ lbs chuck roast
2 tablespoons canola oil
8 cups water
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
4 garlic cloves, smashed
2 bay leaves
1 onion, sliced
8 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
4 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

directions

Heat oil in skillet and brown roast on all sides.
Add all ingredients, except the carrots and potatoes.
Bring to a boil in the skillet, cover and simmer on low (200 degrees) for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Check after 1 hour and add more liquid if needed.
Add carrots and potatoes, continue simmering for 30 minutes more.
Remove meat and vegetables. Discard garlic cloves and bay leaves.
Thicken liquid with cornstarch and cold water to make gravy.

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Reviews

Oyeyemi E.
Truly terrible. I browned my beef roast and the added 8 cups of water...at 2:30. It is now 8:30 and we still have things floating in at least 4-6 cups of water/broth. The potatoes are disgusting....and the chance of gravy is nonexistant. We have been cooking of 250 degrees since 3:00 p.m....5 hours later we still have soup. This is a recipe to be AVOIDED at all cost. Terrible!

dilseadon
This was good! I added celery and put 4 holes to stuff garlic in the roast.

seal angel
The roast was perfect and very tasty! We had a lot of left-overs (on purpose) and the next night we made a very hearty stew with the left over meat and veggies! I will definitely make this again!

peggyrjames
Ahh, comfort food at it's very best! I love that this recipe is very basic and simple, and the flavors are so wonderful. My only change was actually an addition-I added a 6oz pkg of whole button mushrooms. Eating a plate of this is like cuddling up on the couch in a cozy blanket on a cold fall/winter day. Just awesome! Thanks for sharing Half Hearted Chef, made for Bargain Basement tag game and will definately make this again.

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