Pot Roast With Orange and Dates Recipe

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Sprinkle roasts on each side with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon sugar.
3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy wide ovenproof pot over medium-high heat.
4. Add roasts.
5. Cook until brown, about 8 minutes per side; transfer to plate.
6. Add 1 tablespoon oil and onions to pot. Sauté until dark brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
7. Mix in vinegar and allspice; boil until reduced to glaze, scraping up browned bits. Add broth, orange juice, and tomato sauce; bring to boil.
8. Return roasts and accumulated juices to pot. Scatter dates around roasts; sprinkle with parsley.
9. Cover pot; place in oven.
10. Braise roasts 1 hour.
11. Turn roasts over, cover, and braise until tender, about 1 hour.
12. Tilt pot; spoon off fat from top of sauce.
13. Either eat roast now or see below for eating later:
14. Cool uncovered 1 hour.
15. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead.
16. Chill uncovered until cold; cover and keep chilled.
17. If you made ahead-to re-heat roast:.
18. Preheat oven to 350°F
19. Transfer roasts to board, scraping sauce into pot.
20. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; overlap slices in baking dish.
21. Spoon sauce over.
22. Cover; rewarm about 25 minutes.