We have had a wonderful summer with food, creating a wide variety of unusual fresh salads of all sorts, interesting new chilled soups, and great ribs, chicken, burgers, and other meats from the grill. Now people are remembering the savory heartwarming dishes of cooler weather, expressing their desire for savory seasonal favorites of the Fall.

Right now I am torn between wanting to serve a great pot roast, while at the same time thinking how happy many people would be to enjoy a tasty old fashioned Shepherd’s Pie…so we do both! For today, we’ll make a great pot roast doubling the amount we would usually cook, and saving the meat for a delicious Shepherd’s Pie in a few days’ time.

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Pot Roast

SERVINGS 6servings CHANGE SERVING SIZE servings

COOK TIME 4hrs

PREP TIME 15mins

READY IN 4 hrs15 min

Ingredients

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 3-5 lbs chuck roast
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 onion(s) peeled and halved
• 6 to 8 carrots cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 cup red wine optional
• 3 cups beef broth
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 6 baking potatoes
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups milk
• broccoli optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F
2. Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast
3. Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions and set aside.
4. Put the carrots into the same pot and toss them until slightly browned, about a minute, and set aside the carrots with the onions.
5. Add a bit more olive oil to the pot and place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is brown all over. Remove the meat to a plate.
6. Deglaze the pot with either red wine or beef broth—about 1 cup—scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the meat back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
7. Add the onions and the carrots, and fresh herbs.
8. Cover pot and roast, about 1 hour per pound of meat. The roast is ready when it can be pulled apart with a fork.

Optional: Top with mashed potatoes and freshly steamed broccoli

1. Boil 6 baking potatoes in salted water until fork tender
2. Drain the potatoes and return to the pot.
3. In a small bowl, mix 2 cups of sour cream, 2 cups of milk and add to the pot of boiled potatoes.
4. Mash potatoes with a hand masher, hand held beater or an electric mixer
5. Spread potatoes over the meat, sprinkle with Paprika and broil 5-10 minutes.
6. Add steamed broccoli and serve warm.