Yankee Pot Roast

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 lbs boneless bottom round roast
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 4 potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 celery rib, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 lb mushroom

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 season roast with pepper and place in a broiler pan. broil until all sides are browned.
• 3 reduce oven temperature to 325ºf.
• 4 in a large oven safe sautepan, combine onions, garlic, beef broth, water, tomato paste, thyme, marjoram, and basil.
• 5 add roast and bring to a low simmer.
• 6 cover tightly, return to oven and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 add potatoes, carrots and celery; continue cooking for another hour.
• 8 remove from oven; slice meat and arrange on a platter with potatoes and carrots.
• 9 take the onions, celery, and juice and heat in a skillet; add mushrooms and cook until tender.
• 10 serve over roast.