Description
Hearty midwestern pot roast elevates comfort classics with rich blue cheese gravy. Slow-cooked beef melts alongside caramelized vegetables, delivering robust flavors you’ll savor down to the last sumptuous bite.
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 lbs (1.36 to 1.81 kg) chuck roast
- 2 cups (473 ml) beef broth
- ½ cup (118 ml) heavy cream
- ½ cup blue cheese, crumbled
- 8 small Yukon gold potatoes
- 1 yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp (5 g) kosher salt
- ½ tsp coarse ground black pepper
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 325 degrees, setting the stage for a slow, tenderizing roasting process.
- Seasoning: Thoroughly coat chuck roast with kosher salt, black pepper, and thyme leaves, ensuring complete coverage for maximum flavor infusion.
- Searing: Heat vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pan until shimmering, then carefully brown the roast on all sides, developing a rich, caramelized exterior for 4-5 minutes per side.
- Building the Base: Arrange chopped onions and quartered potatoes around the roast, creating a flavorful foundation and aromatic cooking environment.
- Liquid Enrichment: Pour beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and additional thyme over the roast, generating a moisture-rich braising liquid that will tenderize and flavor the meat.
- Slow Roasting: Cover with a tight-fitting lid and transfer to the preheated oven, allowing the roast to slowly transform into a melt-in-your-mouth delicacy over 3-3.5 hours.
- Finishing Touch: Remove thyme sprigs, transfer roast and potatoes to a serving platter, then create a luxurious blue cheese gravy by whisking heavy cream and blue cheese crumbles into the cooking liquid.
- Serving: Break roast into generous chunks, return to the thickened gravy, plate with potatoes, and garnish with additional blue cheese crumbles for a decadent final presentation.
Notes
Searing Secrets: Create a golden-brown crust by patting the meat dry before seasoning, which helps develop deeper caramelization and enhanced flavor profiles.
Temperature Precision: Use a meat thermometer to ensure the roast reaches an internal temperature of 195-205°F for maximum tenderness and perfect slow-cooking results.
Resting Ritual: Allow the roast to rest for 15-20 minutes after cooking, letting the juices redistribute and ensuring each slice remains incredibly moist and flavorful.
Gravy Mastery: Strain the cooking liquid and skim excess fat before creating the blue cheese gravy to achieve a smooth, rich sauce without unwanted greasiness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg