Merlot Pot Roast (Crock Pot) |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 300 Minutes |
Ready In: 330 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This pot roast is perfect served with creamy mashed potatoes. Ingredients:
1 (3 -3 1/2 lb) tied fat-trimmed boned beef chuck roast |
black pepper |
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon olive oil |
3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2 in thick, 2 in long sticks |
1 large onion, peeled and chopped |
2/3 cup celery, chopped |
3 garlic cloves, minced |
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme |
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns |
1 dried bay leaf |
1 cup merlot or 1 cup other red wine |
1/3 cup tomato paste |
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch |
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped |
Directions:
1. Rinse beef and pat dry. Sprinkle generously with black pepper. Melt butter or heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Add beef and brown on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes total.
2. Meanwhile, place the carrots, celery, onions, garlic, thyme peppercorns, and bay leaf in a 4 1/2 qt or larger crock pot. Mix to combine. Set beef and any juices over vegetables.
3. In a small bowl, mix tomato paste and wine. Pour over meat and vegetables.
4. Cover and cook until beef is very tender when pierced, 8-9 hours on low and 5-6 hours on high. If possible, turn meat over, halfway through cooking.
5. With 2 slotted spoons, transfer meat to a serving platter, keep warm. Skim and discard any fat from cooking liquid. Turn cooker to high. In a small bowl combine cornstarch with 1 1/2 tbs water, pour into cooker and stir often until sauce is thickened, 10 -15 minutes.
6. With slotted spoon, arrange vegetables evenly over meat in platter, pour sauce over meat and garnish with chopped parsley; serve hot.
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