GUINNESS POT ROAST RECIPE

Guinness Pot Roast Recipe image

Provided by dpeys

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 boneless chuck pot roast or arm roast (3-3 1/2 lb)
Salt and pepper
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 1/2 cup onion, diced
2/3 cup carrot, diced
2/3 cup celery, diced
1/4 cup garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 bay leaves
3 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/2 cup pretzels, finely ground2 bottles Guinness or other dark beer (12 oz. each)
2 cup chicken or beef broth
2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 carrots, peeled, cut into 3-inch long chunks
fresh parsley for garnish
1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms (my addition)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Trim meat of excess fat and season with salt adn pepper;heat oil over medium-high in an ovenproof Dutch oven. Sear roast on both sides until brown, 8-10 minutes total. Remove roast from pan. 2. Sweat vegetables and seasonings in the pot for 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste, cook 2 minutes, then stir in pretzels. 3. Deglaze with Guinness, scraping up the brown bits on teh bottom of teh pan; stir in broth, Dijon and Worcestershire. Return the seared roast to the pot and bring the liquid to a simmer. Cover the pot, then transfer to the oven; braise roast for 2 hours. After 2 hours remove pot from the oven and turn the roast oven with a carving fork. 4. Add carrot chunks (and mushrooms if using) then cover and return pot to the oven. Braise another 45 minutes or until the meat is spoon-tender. To serve, transfer roast adn carrots to a platter and cut meat into chunks. Bring sauce to a simmer, skimming off fat, then spoon it over teh roast. %. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley. Makes one roast plus 4 cups sauce.