Roasted onions and fennel are made into a gravy served over a moist pot roast. We had a loaf of French bread with this, and it was a hit (even with the kids).
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Main Dish Recipes Beef Pot Roast Recipes
Time 3h36m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Remove roast from refrigerator 1 hour before cooking to allow it to come to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Rub salt and black pepper over the surface of the roast. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onions and fennel; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more. Remove onion mixture from Dutch oven.
- Pour remaining 2 tablespoons oil into the Dutch oven over medium heat. Add roast; brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove roast and return onion mixture to Dutch oven. Place roast on top and cover the Dutch oven.
- Bake in the preheated oven until fork tender, 2 to 3 hours.
- Remove roast from Dutch oven. Puree half the onion-fennel mixture in a food processor.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add flour and black pepper. Cook and stir until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk 1/2 cup beef stock and the onion-fennel puree into flour; add remaining 1/2 cup stock. Simmer until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Mince reserved fennel fronds and add to gravy; season to taste with additional salt and pepper.
- Place roast on a platter; top with remaining onion-fennel mixture and half the gravy. Serve with remaining gravy on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 241.1 calories, Carbohydrate 9.9 g, Cholesterol 52.1 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 14.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 135.6 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
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