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

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.