Name: Pot Roast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Beef pot roast, fat trimmed and discarded - 2 pounds; Potatoes, peeled and cut into 6 pieces - 3; Onion, cut into 8 pieces - 1 large; Carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces - 2; Celery, cut into 1-inch pieces - 2 stalks; Water, divided - 3 ½ cups; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 3 ½ cups; Garlic salt, or to taste - 1 pinch; Water - ½ cup; Cornstarch - 3 tablespoons; Browning sauce (such as Gravy Master®) (Optional) - ½ teaspoon

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Pot Roast

1. Beef pot roast, fat trimmed and discarded - 2 pounds

2. Potatoes, peeled and cut into 6 pieces - 3

3. Onion, cut into 8 pieces - 1 large

4. Carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces - 2

5. Celery, cut into 1-inch pieces - 2 stalks

6. Water, divided - 3 ½ cups

7. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 3 ½ cups

8. Garlic salt, or to taste - 1 pinch

9. Water - ½ cup

10. Cornstarch - 3 tablespoons

11. Browning sauce (such as Gravy Master®) (Optional) - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Pot Roast

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

2. Stage

Place roast in a large baking pan; arrange potatoes, onion, carrots, and celery around roast. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Pour 3 cups water into the baking pan. Season roast with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Cover pan with aluminum foil.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until roast is browned and cooked through, about 3 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

Transfer roast to an oven-safe platter. Remove vegetables using a slotted spoon and arrange them around roast.

6. Stage

Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place the platter with roast and vegetables in the oven to keep warm.

7. Stage

Pour remaining pan juices into a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir together remaining 1/2 cup water and cornstarch in a bowl until smooth; pour into boiling pan juices. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until gravy is thick, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Stir in browning sauce.