{"id":2020,"date":"2026-02-26T00:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:45:36","slug":"classic-pot-roast-with-gravy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/classic-pot-roast-with-gravy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Classic Pot Roast with Gravy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Classic Pot Roast with Gravy<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Pot Roast:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 \u2013 2 kg beef chuck roast<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>4 carrots, cut into chunks<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup water<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried rosemary<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons flour (for thickening)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Mashed Potatoes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 kg potatoes, peeled and chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup warm milk<\/li>\n<li>Salt to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Sear the Meat<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Season the beef with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.<\/li>\n<li>Sear the roast on all sides until browned (about 3\u20134 minutes per side).<\/li>\n<li>Remove and set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Cook the Vegetables<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In the same pot, saut\u00e9 onion and garlic for 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add carrots and celery, cook 3\u20134 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Build the Sauce<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in tomato paste and flour.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in beef broth and water.<\/li>\n<li>Add Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and rosemary.<\/li>\n<li>Stir well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Slow Cook<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Return the roast to the pot.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and simmer on low heat for 3\u20134 hours (until fork-tender).<br \/>\nOR bake at 160\u00b0C (325\u00b0F) for 3 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Make Mashed Potatoes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Boil potatoes in salted water until soft (15\u201320 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Drain and mash.<\/li>\n<li>Add butter, warm milk, and salt. Mix until creamy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Serve<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Slice or shred the roast.<\/li>\n<li>Serve over mashed potatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon the rich gravy and vegetables on top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tip: The longer it cooks, the more tender and flavorful it becomes!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Classic Pot Roast with Gravy \u00a0Ingredients: For the Pot Roast: 1.5 \u2013 2 kg beef chuck roast 2 tablespoons olive&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2022,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions\/2022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}