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Tender Beef Roast Recipe

Tender Beef Roast Recipe

A slow-cooked beef roast that’s melt-in-your-mouth tender, bursting with rich flavor, and perfect for Sunday dinners.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 450
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • **For the Roast:**
  • - 3–4 lbs chuck roast or brisket
  • - 2 tbsp olive oil
  • - 1 large onion sliced
  • - 4 garlic cloves minced
  • - 4 carrots cut into chunks
  • - 4 medium potatoes halved
  • - 2 cups beef broth
  • - 1 cup red wine optional
  • - 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • - 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • - 2 tsp salt
  • - 1 tsp black pepper
  • - 1 tsp dried thyme
  • - 1 tsp rosemary
  • - 2 bay leaves
  • **For the Gravy:**
  • - 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • - 2 tbsp cold water

Equipment

  • - Dutch oven or heavy roasting pot
  • - Sharp carving knife
  • Meat thermometer
  • - Cutting board
  • - Wooden spoon

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
  2. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  3. Pat roast dry, season with salt and pepper, sear all sides until golden brown.
  4. Remove roast; sauté onions, carrots, garlic until softened.
  5. Deglaze with wine, stir in tomato paste & Worcestershire.
  6. Return roast, add potatoes, broth, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves.
  7. Cover and cook in oven 3–4 hours.
  8. Remove roast, skim fat, make gravy with cornstarch slurry.
  9. Serve beef with vegetables and gravy.

Notes

Serve with crusty bread or mashed potatoes.
- Flavor deepens when made a day ahead.