Easiest Pot Roast With Rich Gravy Recipes

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

POT ROAST WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Cut roast in half; rub with 2 tablespoons vinegar. Combine the salt, garlic powder and pepper; rub over meat. In a large skillet, brown roast in oil on all sides. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. , Place the garlic, bay leaves and onion on roast. In a small bowl, dissolve bouillon in boiling water; stir in soup and remaining vinegar. Slowly pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. , Remove roast; keep warm. Discard bay leaves. Whisk cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until gravy is thickened. Slice roast; return to slow cooker and heat through.

SAVORY POT ROAST & GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325
• 2. In a 5-quart Dutch oven or roasting pan; heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef roast; cook 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Sprinkle pepper on both sides of beef. Add 1 of the onions, 1 of the stalks of celery, and bay leaf to beef.
• 3. Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water, reserve 3/4 cup. Pour remaining 3/4 cup around beef. Bring to a boil. Cover. Bake at 325 for 1 hr. Add remaining vegetables, cover and bake an additional 1 to 1/14 hrs, or until beef and vegetables are tender.
• 4. To prepare gravy: Place beef and vegetables on platter and keep warm. Add reserved 3/4 cup bouillon to drippings (will yield 3 cups) in Dutch oven, In small jar, combine cold water and flour, shake well. Gradually stir flour mixture into drippings. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

EASIEST POT ROAST WITH RICH GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, combine onion soup mix, mushroom soup, undrained canned mushrooms, and garlic powder. Whisk in liquid.
• 2. Trim excess fat and bones from the roast. Place meat into bottom of Crock Pot.
• 3. Pour soup mixture over meat.
• 4. Cover and set Crock Pot to High. Cook for 6-8 hours until meat falls apart. Salt and pepper to taste.
• 5. Serve over mashed potatoes or buttered noodles with a veggie on the side.
• 6. ALTERNATE COOKING METHOD: If you don't want to wait for the Crock Pot, follow all the same steps but put meat in a covered casserole or foil covered metal pan in the oven at 325 degrees for 2.5 to 3 hours.

CROCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• Pat roast completely dry. Combine seasoning ingredients and massage it onto all sides of the roast, followed by the flour.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is shiny and heated, add the roast and sear on each side for 2-3 minutes, until a brown crust has developed. Decrease heat slightly if needed during cooking. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whisk together the gravy ingredients and add some of it to the skillet that you used to sear the roast. Use a silicone spatula to "clean" the bottom and sides of the skillet, this will give the gravy more flavor. Transfer it to the slow cooker along with the remaining gravy, followed by the pot roast and any juices from the plate.
• Cut the potatoes in half or thirds of equal size. (If 1-2 inch potatoes, you can leave them whole.)
• Peel the carrots and slice them into halves or thirds. Very thick carrots can also be sliced in half lengthwise.
• Arrange the potatoes around the roast and top with carrots. Place the lid securely on top and resist the temptation to open it during cooking as you'll lose a lot of heat.
• Cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 8-10 hours.
• Carefully remove the carrots, potatoes, and the roast and set on a serving platter. Tent with foil.

RICH POT ROAST FROM PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• For House Seasoning: Mix ingredients and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
• Add the house seasoning, salt and pepper to a small bowl. Rub seasoning into the roast on both sides. Heat oil in a large skillet and brown the roast, searing it on both sides. Place the meat in a roaster pan. Add onions and garlic to skillet for 1 to 2 minutes to absorb leftover roast juice. Place into roaster iwth meat and add bay leaves.
• Combine the mushroom soup, wine, worcestershire sauce and beef bouillon into a bowl. Pour over the roast. Add water.
• Cover pan with foil and bake for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until tender.
• Remove and discard the bay leaves.
• Cooks Note:.
• If the gravy is not thick enough, remove the meat from the pan and pour the gravy into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and thicken it by adding 2 T. of cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup cold water, stirring constantly until thickened.

SLOW COOKER EASY POT ROAST WITH RICH TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Pat roast dry with paper towel.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add roast and cook, turning, until brown on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer to slow cooker.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add onions, celery and carrots to pan and cook, stirring, until vegetables are softened.
• Add garlic, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle mixture with flour and stir.
• Add tomato soup and beef broth and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Stir in Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour mixture over roast, cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 12 hours or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours, until meat is very tender.
• Remove roast from slow cooker and place on serving platter.
• Stir in brown sugar and vinegar, if using, to pan juices.
• Pour sauce over roast or serve in a separate sauce boat.

AMAZING BROWN GRAVY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet (cast iron skillet works best). Evenly distribute the seasoning on all sides of the chuck roast with all of the seasonings.
• Add the roast to the skillet and sear it on all sides until a nice brown crust forms.
• Place the chuck roast in the slow cooker. Add the onions, celery, carrots, chopped garlic and rosemary sprigs on top of the roast.
• Prepare the brown gravy according to package directions. Pour the gravy over the top of the vegetables and the roast. Add the red wine, and Worcestershire sauce into the slow cooker.
• Turn the heat to low for 8 hours, or high for 6 hours.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Season roast with herb and garlic seasoning
• Heat olive oil and butter over medium high heat in skillet or multi cooker
• Brown roast on both sides and transfer to slow cooker along with onion, garlic, carrots and potatoes
• Make a slurry of cornstarch by whisking until smooth with 1/4 cup water
• Whisk cornstarch slurry with all remaining ingredients and pour into slow cooker
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours until fork tender

ROAST WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in stock pot over medium heat; sear roast in the hot oil until slightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove roast from pot and place on a plate. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Return seared roast to the stock pot; pour coffee and 1 1/2 cup water over roast. Add beef bouillon, basil leaves, 1 tablespoon salt, and pepper.
• Bring broth to a boil; reduce heat to medium low, cover stock pot, and simmer until meat is falling apart, 2 to 3 hours. Remove and discard basil leaves. Transfer roast to a serving dish and cover with a lid or aluminum foil, keeping the broth in the stock pot over medium heat.
• Whisk flour and 1/2 cup water together in a bowl until smooth. Slowly whisk flour mixture into broth until gravy is smooth and somewhat clear; season with salt. Pour about half the gravy over the roast and pour the rest into a gravy boat for serving.