Roast Beef With Gravy

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (2 1/2-3 lb) boneless chuck roast
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups onions, sliced
• 2 cups celery, sliced
• 2 cups carrots, sliced
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) can beef consomme
• 3 cups beef broth, divided
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus 2 t

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 rub roast with vegetable oil.
• 3 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 4 place roast, onion, celery, carrot and tomatoes in a roasting pan.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine tomato paste, worcestershire, consomme, and 1 cup broth, whisking well.
• 6 pour over roast.
• 7 bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• 8 reduce heat to 350 degrees.
• 9 cover roasting pan, and bake for 2 1/2 hours.
• 10 carefully remove roast and vegetables from pan.
• 11 skim excess fat from pan and reserve drippings.
• 12 bring 1 1/2 cups drippings to a simmer over medium heat in roasting pan.
• 13 add flour, whisking well.
• 14 cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, or until mixture begins to thicken.
• 15 add 1 cup broth, whisking well.
• 16 cook for 3-4 more minutes, whisking constantly.
• 17 add 1/2 cup broth, whisking well.
• 18 cook for 3 minutes.
• 19 add remaining 1/2 cup broth, whisking well.
• 20 cook for 3-4 minutes, or until gravy is thickened.