How to make Pot Roast for Mom

Just like mom use to make; homemade roast and vegetables. Cook for her on Mother’s Day with her own recipe or another mother’s. Here is mine to get you started.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 3 1/2 lb of beef shoulder or boneless chuck roast
• 1 Tbsp olive or grapeseed oil
• salt, pepper, italian seasoning to taste
• 1 large chopped yellow onion
• 4 peeled cloves of garlic
• 1/2 cup of red wine
• carrots; one per 2 people peeled and cut lengthwise

1. Use a covered baking pot large enough to hold the roast and vegetables. Heat 1 Tbsp of oil on medium high heat. Sprinkle and rub salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning all over the roast. Brown roast in pot, all over, several minutes on each side. Try not to move the roast while one side is still browning or it will brown uneven.
2. When roast is browned, lift up the meat and add garlic and chopped onion to the bottom of the pan. Let the roast sit on top of the ingredients. Add 1/2 cup of red wine. Cover. Bring to simmer and lower heat maintaining a low simmer. Cook for 3 1/2 to 4 hours, until meat is tender. Near the end of the cooking, add carrots, cook until tender, about an additional 10 minutes.
3. Serve with boiled green beans and potatoes. Cooking in a pressure cooker will cut the time in half.

Tips & Warnings

• You can leave the wine out and use butter and water instead.
• Never leave the stove unattended.