Apple Cider Braised Beef Pot Roast
Seasoned chuck roast cook in a dutch with fresh apple cider and veggies until tender & juicy!
Ingredients
Servings: 8
- 3-4 lbs. Beef Chuck Roast
- 1 tbsp. EACH: Salt & Black Pepper
- 2 tbsp. Flour
- 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp. Butter
- 2 Yellow Onions, thinly sliced
- 2 cups Apple Cider
- 2 cups Beef Broth
- 4-5 large Carrots, chopped
- (Optional) 4 Yukon Potatoes, quartered
- 4 Garlic Cloves, chopped
- 1 Honeycrisp Apple, chopped
- 2 Bay Leaves and/or 3 Rosemary Sprigs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Slice the chuck roast in smaller portions. Season all sides with salt, then black pepper, then flour.
- Add the olive oil to a large dutch oven over medium high heat.
- Add the seasoned chuck roast portions to sear 2-3 minutes untouched on each side, until golden brown on the edges.
- Remove the chuck roast to a plate.
- Add the butter and sliced onions. Sauce for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and sauce 1 minute.
- Add the apple cider to deglaze the dutch oven for 2 minutes.
- Add the beef back into the dutch oven with the chopped carrots, apples, potatoes, beef broth, and herbs.
- Cover the dutch oven with its lid and place in the center rack of your oven to slow roast for 3-4 hours, until super tender.
- Remove bay leaves and/or herbs and shred the beef between two forks. Enjoy warm!