The Speares

Living the life in Muskoka


Pot Roast


This recipe takes 3 1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 350. Have handy:

  • 3 lb inside round roast
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1/4 cup oil

Season roast liberally with salt & pepper. Put oil in dutch oven and heat it up. Then sear the roast over medium high heat on all sides. Add
  • 2 yellow onions, peeled and quartered
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste

Then cook until lightly coloured. Add
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 2 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 2 bay leaves

Bring to a simmer, insert meat probe and into the oven for

1 1/2 hours at 350

Then add

  • 3 carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch pieces

Then back in the oven for

Another hour at 350

Temperature should be off the charts for well. Remove the roast to a serving platter, tent with foil and let sit for 20 minutes or so. Put the braising liquid into a measuring cup and skim off the fat, then add the liquid back to the roast prior to serving. Serve with garlic mashed.