Slow Braised Beef Pot Roast, Italian Style
 
Ingredients
  • 1 chuck roast, 2½ - 3lb
  • 1 onion, chopped medium
  • 1 14 oz. can of cherry tomatoes, ( or chopped) including juice
  • 1 container of whole crimini mushrooms
  • 1 small roasted red pepper strips
  • 8 garlic cloves, 6 smashed and 2 sliced for studding meat
  • ¾ of a bottle of Muffaletta olive salad, drained of excess oil
  • ½ cup red wine
  • ¾ cup of broth, I used chicken because that's what I had, of course beef broth would work too.
  • rosemary, thyme
  • parsley for garnish
Instructions
  1. Make slits with a small knife all around the meat then push slices of garlic inside.
  2. Salt and pepper both sides of the meat.
  3. Heat a heavy bottomed pan like cast iron that has a tight lid.
  4. Drizzle some olive oil in the bottom and when almost smoking place meat in and sear it until crust forms on both sides.
  5. Remove meat then set aside.
  6. Add the chopped onion, roasted red pepper strips,6 smashed garlic cloves, a branch of thyme and rosemary and cook until onions caramelize.
  7. Add wine, broth and tomatoes and Muffaletta olive salad.
  8. Nestle your meat right in the center of the liquid, add more rosemary and thyme.
  9. Cover the pot with a tight lid then cook it low and slow at 275 degrees for 3½ to 4 hours, meat must be fork tender.
  10. When I took it out of the oven I placed the mushrooms inside then put the lid back on, they got tender and cooked in a few minutes from all the heat still inside the pot.
  11. Skim off excess fat.
  12. Garnish with parsley and serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles or polenta.
Recipe by Proud Italian Cook at https://www.prouditaliancook.com/2014/10/slow-braised-italian-style-beef-pot-roast.html