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Old-Fashioned Pot Roast Recipe

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I got this recipe from my mom, a great cook. My sister, dad and I loved it when she made her pot roast. Later, I served this dish in our restaurant for many years. It's a recipe that just says "home cooking."

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Old-Fashioned Pot Roast Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 2 hours

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 boneless beef chuck roast (about 3 pounds)
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
6 tablespoons butter, divided
3 cups water
2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 medium onion, quartered
1 celery rib, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces

Directions

Sprinkle the roast with 1 tablespoon flour. In a Dutch oven, brown the roast on all sides in half of the butter. Add the water, bouillon, onion, celery, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Add carrots; cover and simmer 45-60 minutes longer or until meat is tender. Remove meat and carrots to a serving platter and keep warm. Strain cooking juices; set aside.
In the same Dutch oven, melt remaining butter. Stir in remaining flour; cook and stir until bubbly. Add 2 cups of the cooking juices and blend until smooth. Cook and stir until thickened; add additional cooking juices until gravy has desired consistency. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (4 ounces) equals 407 calories, 25 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 134 mg cholesterol, 664 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 35 g protein.

Originally published as Old-Fashioned Pot Roast in Taste of Home October/November 1993, p37

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Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2010 by Cookin' Mamma

This is my favorite pot roast recipe. I found it years ago in Taste of Home. I looked in my magazine today and couldn't find it. Someone had clipped it out. So glad to finally find it again. It's the best ever and I've made lots of roasts in my day.

Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2010 by bowrain99

Our supermarket has a sale on the chuck roast so I decided I'd make pot roast for dinner, since it's been so cold.

It had been so long since I made this dish that I came on to this website and found this recipe.

It was outstanding and took almost no time to cook. I'm sure the leftovers will be even better.

Thanks for sharing.