SunFed Ranch Company Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 1 (4 to 5-pound) SunFed Ranch 100% grass fed beef chuck roast
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• All-purpose flour
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 cups each: roughly chopped carrots, chopped yellow onions, chopped celery, chopped leeks
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 2 cups red wine
• 2 tablespoons Cognac
• 1 (28-ounce) can whole plum tomatoes
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 3 branches each, fresh thyme and rosemary
• 2-3 dashes Worcestershire sauce (optional)
• 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. Pat dry roast and season with 1 Tbsp salt and 1 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
3. Dredge roast in flour
4. Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat in dutch oven
5. Add roast and sear for 4-5 min on each side, and the ends
6. Remove roast and transfer to large plate
7. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil to dutch oven
8. Add all chopped vegetables, peeled and crushed garlic cloves, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper
9. Cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 min, stirring occasionally until tender (but not browned)
10. Add red wine, Cognac, and Worcestershire sauce, bring to boil
11. Add tomatoes, beef stock, bouillon cube, 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper
12. Tie thyme and rosemary with kitchen string and add to pot
13. Place roast back in pot, bring to boil, cover, and put in oven
14. After about an hour, turn heat down to 250 degrees, and continue to cook for 90 minutes (roast will be in oven for about 2 ½ hours total)
15. Remove roast to cutting board, discard herb bundle
16. Skim off as much fat as possible
17. Transfer half the sauce and vegetables to food processor and puree until smooth
18. Pour puree back in pot, place pot on stove over low heat and return sauce to simmer
19. Add 2 TBS flour and 1 TBS butter to small bowl and mash together with fork
20. Stir flour/butter into sauce, simmer 2 minutes, stirring until thickened
21. Slice roast and place in serving dish
22. Pour warm sauce over roast
23. Serve and savor the smiles