Traditional Beef Pot Roast Dinner
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons pepper
- 4-5 pound beef roast
- 2 Tablespoons butter or vegetable oil
- 1 cup water or beef broth
- 1.5 pounds of petite potatoes left whole
- 8 whole carrots peeled ends cut off
- 1-2 whole onions peeled and cut in half
For Gravy
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 4 Tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine flour, salt and pepper; cover roast in flour mixture
- Melt butter or heat vegetable oil in dutch oven or pan big enough for roast, potatoes, carrots and onions
- Brown roast on all sides
- Add water or beef broth and put a lid on your pan or cover with foil - place in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for approximately 4 hours or until meat is tender
- About 1 and half hours before end of cooking time add potatoes, carrots and onions - salt and pepper vegetables to taste
- Once roast and vegetables are cooked remove from pan and place on serving platter and cover lightly with foil to keep warm
- To your roast pan add 4 Tablespoons butter and 4 Tablespoons of flour and cook together
- Add 2 cups of milk and be sure to scrap up all the goodie brown bits on the bottom of the pan and stir till gravy is thick - salt and pepper to taste and serve!
Nutrition values are estimates, for exact values consult a nutritionist.
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