Sunday Supper: Pot Roast with Mushrooms Recipe

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Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats
Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, where she develops recipes and owns and operates three businesses: a bean-to-bar chocolate company, an ice cream company, and a collective food production space. Previously, she wrote brunch and British food recipe columns for Serious Eats.
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Updated Aug. 30, 2018
Pot roast on a white plate with buttered peas, mashed potatoes and gravy.
Photograph: Sydney Oland

A pot roast is a great meal to end the weekend with.Its long cooking time lets you get all the end of the weekend duties finished up, while still filling the house with a delicious aroma. Many pot roasts call for potatoes to be included in the pot with all the other ingredients, but I prefer some simple mashed potatoes and hot buttered peas on the side. An amber ale or smoky red wine would sit very well next to this roast.

This recipe uses a combination of fresh and dried mushrooms; the dried soaking up the liquid and becoming tender in the long cooking time, and the fresh to add body and flavor to the final product. The final gravy is thickened with a beurre manié, a great element to have in your culinary repertoire. Make sure to whisk vigorously when you add the beurre manié to the simmering sauce, or you could end up with unwanted dumplings.

Recipe Facts

5

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Active:35 mins
Total:3 hrs 35 mins
Serves:4 to 6 servings

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  • 1cupdried mushrooms(a mixed variety is fine)

  • Olive oil

  • 3 to 3 1/2poundsboneless chuck roast

  • 8盎司button mushrooms, quartered

  • 1onion, finely chopped

  • 2carrots, chopped

  • 2ribscelery, chopped

  • 16盎司(2 cups)beef broth

  • Kosher saltand cracked black pepper

  • 1tablespoonflour

  • 1tablespoonbutter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Place dried mushrooms in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit.

  2. Place a large drizzle of olive oil in braising dish and place over medium high heat until oil is shimmering. Season all sides of pot roast with salt and pepper and sear on all sides until browned, about 15 minutes. Remove and reserve.

  3. Add quartered mushrooms to pan, stirring until browned (more olive oil may be necessary), about 6 minutes. Add onions and cook until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add carrots and celery, and cook until beginning to wilt, about another 5 minutes.

  4. Place roast and all the accumulated juiced back in pan. Pour dried mushrooms and liquid over roast, along with beef broth. Bring to a simmer, cover with lid, and place in oven until roast is fully cooked and very tender, about 3 hours.

  5. Once the roast is done, remove it from the braising dish, leaving behind all the liquid and vegetables, and season with salt and pepper. Mash together butter and flour to form a paste. Bring the liquid to a simmer and using a whisk, vigorously stir in flour butter paste. Simmer until thickened and serve the roast sliced, drizzled with cooking liquid.

Special equipment

braising dish with lid

Nutrition Facts(per serving)
664 Calories
36g Fat
37g Carbs
54g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories 664
% Daily Value*
Total Fat36g 46%
Saturated Fat 14g 72%
Cholesterol168mg 56%
Sodium1000mg 43%
Total Carbohydrate37g 13%
Dietary Fiber 6g 23%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein54g
Vitamin C 6mg 29%
钙65毫克 5%
Iron 6mg 34%
Potassium 1493mg 32%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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