WEST AFRICAN POT ROAST RECIPE - DINNER, THEN DESSERT

West African Pot Roast Recipe - Dinner, then Dessert image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

3-4 pound chuck roast
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1 yellow onion (, diced)
1 sweet potato (, cut into 2" chunks)
3 carrots (, cut into 2" chunks)
2 cups beef broth
2/3 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
6 sprigs fresh thyme
1 tablespoon hot sauce

Steps:

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
Season the chuck roast with the Kosher salt, pepper and thyme.
Add the vegetable oil to a pan and heat. When it ripples and is hot add in the roast and brown, deeply, for 4-5 minutes on each side.
Add onion, sweet potatoes and carrots around the chuck roast.
In a large bowl whisk together beef broth, peanut butter, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme and hot sauce.
Pour over the chuck roast and cook, covered, for 3 - 3 1/2 hours.
Remove from the oven and remove thyme sprigs before serving.