Good Old Fashioned Pot Roast

Sometimes between the rainy weather here in Maryland, a hectic weekend filled with chores, flag football, school projects, planting flowers and redoing the back splash in our kitchen I want to have a meal that requires minimal prep work but will be delicious so at the end of the day so we can sit down around the dinner table and be a family. It takes me back to simpler times and so many memories flood through my head of countless family dinners enjoyed while we had this meal.   A good old fashioned pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions is a perfect way to spend time around the dinner table and it doesn't hurt that it will usually result in leftovers so you can have tasty french dips the next day. 

Ingredients
5 Lbs Roast
2-3 Yellow Onions
3 Garlic Cloves
2 1/3 Cups Beef Stock
1/2 Cup Red Wine
12-15 Red Potatoes (dependent on size)
6 Carrots
1/2 Cup Flour
Olive Oil
Garlic Salt
Italian Seasoning
Ground Pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 300 Degrees
2. Peel and cut onion into quarter and set aside
3. Peel garlic but leave cloves whole, set aside
4. Trim roast of excess fat
5. Rub olive oil over the roast and dredge in flour to coat lightly, season all sides of roast with garlic salt, Italian seasoning and ground pepper
6. Turn stovetop to medium high heat and place large oven proof pan on heat.  Coat bottom of pan with olive oil.  Make sure the pan  is hot and add the roast.  Brown the roast on each side.   Remove from heat
7. Add beef broth, onion and garlic to pan.  Cover and place in oven to cook for 3 hours
8. When you have 5-10 minutes left in the 3 hours, partially peel the red potatoes and cut into quarters.  Peel carrots and cut into quarters or fifths, you just want to make them a similar size as your potatoes
9. Once the the 3 hours have elapsed, remove roasting pan from oven and add potatoes and carrots.  Cover and return to oven to cook for an additional 1 hour.
10. Pull pot roast and set aside to rest for approximately 5-10 minutes before you cut it.  In the meantime, remove 2 cups of liquid from roaster and use to make your favorite gravy to accompany the pot roast

Enjoy!