Description
Succulent steakhouse pot roast delivers classic comfort with rich, tender beef braised to perfection. Hearty herbs and slow-simmered vegetables create a robust meal that will satisfy your deepest hunger for home-style cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 3–4 pounds (1.36–1.81 kilograms) chuck roast
Vegetables and Aromatics:
- 1 yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 8 small Yukon gold potatoes
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
Seasoning and Liquid Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) coarse ground black pepper
- 2 cups (473 milliliters) beef broth
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) heavy cream
- ½ cup (60 grams) blue cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Prepare a robust chuck roast by generously coating with aromatic seasonings, creating a flavorful exterior crust.
- Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet with vegetable oil until it shimmers, then sear the meat to develop a deep, caramelized brown surface on all sides.
- Transfer the seared roast to a large cooking vessel, surrounding it with rustic chunks of onions and hearty potato wedges.
- Create a savory braising liquid by whisking together rich beef broth, tangy Worcestershire sauce, and fragrant thyme sprigs.
- Pour the liquid mixture carefully around the roast, ensuring even distribution of moisture and aromatics.
- Cover the cooking vessel and place in a slow, consistent oven at 325 degrees, allowing the meat to tenderize and develop complex flavors over 3-3.5 hours.
- Once cooking is complete, gently extract the roast and potatoes, letting them rest momentarily while preparing the accompanying sauce.
- Transform the cooking liquid into a luxurious gravy by incorporating velvety heavy cream and crumbled blue cheese, whisking until the mixture reaches a silky, thickened consistency.
- Carefully break the roast into rustic, substantial chunks and reintroduce to the creamy blue cheese sauce.
- Plate the dish by arranging potato halves alongside the meat, generously drizzling with the decadent blue cheese gravy and garnishing with additional cheese crumbles.
Notes
- Slow-cooking transforms tough chuck roast into a melt-in-your-mouth tender masterpiece with deep, rich flavors.
- Browning the meat before braising creates a beautiful caramelized crust that locks in incredible flavor and moisture.
- Cooking low and slow at 325°F ensures the roast becomes incredibly tender without drying out.
- Blue cheese gravy adds a luxurious, tangy twist that elevates this classic comfort dish from ordinary to steakhouse-worthy.
- Hearty potatoes absorb the delicious cooking liquid, making them incredibly flavorful companions to the succulent beef.
- Using fresh thyme and Worcestershire sauce builds complex, layered taste that makes this pot roast truly memorable.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 512
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg