Above: Colder Days, Means Cooking Comfort Food
When the days turn shorter, and the temperature drops into colder, freezing nights, it's time for some Comfort food. For me, that means cooking a Pot Roast.
It's an easy meal, and fairly cheap, too... a simple Chuck Roast will do, and that's relatively inexpensive. I start out with coating the 4 pound (abt 1.8kilo) Chuck in flour
Above: Chuck Roast, evenly coated in flour.
Below: My Vegetable Medley, diced
I sear the Roast on all sides, in the cast iron Dutch Oven. After searing, I remove the roast, and prep the pot for Brazing. Add olive oil, and add the Diced Onion, Celery, and Carrot, let those soften some. Once the vegetable are softened, about 5 minutes or so, I add in some beef broth, and put the roast back into the Dutch Oven. Make sure the liquid covers about half of the roast.
Put the Roast and Pot into the oven for about 2 hours at 350ºF (175ºC)
Above: Roasted Vegetables, along with my Pot Roast: Potato, Carrot, Celery, Onion, cooked about 50 minutes alongside the Pot Roast.
After 2 hours, remove the roast, and strain any of the vegetables out of the Dutch Oven. Add some Corn Starch, to thicken the liquid into a nice gravy.
Above: The Roast, cooked, and ready to carve!
Below: Carving the Roast
Served up, Pot Roast, Roasted Vegetables, and Gravy
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