Italian Braised Beef

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (3 lb) beef chuck roast
• 1 (32 ounce) container no-salt-added beef stock
• 1 (32 ounce) can diced tomatoes (plain)
• 2 green bell peppers, seeded and sliced
• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and sliced
• 1 large sweet onion, quartered
• 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dry basil
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic (do not sub garlic salt)
• 2 bay leaves
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275°f.
• 2 brown chuck roast with olive oil in a dutch oven or large oven safe pan on stove top.
• 3 remove roast from pan and add all other ingredients.
• 4 stir and bring to a simmer.
• 5 return roast to pan, cover with lid and place in preheated oven.
• 6 cook for 6-8 hours or until meat starts to fall apart.
• 7 strain juice from pan and shred beef and peppers.
• 8 move reserved juice to another sauce pan bring to boil and reduce by half.
• 9 add reduced sauce to beef and peppers and serve.
• 10 can be served over pasta ,polenta or as is with italian bread and parmesan cheese. also makes a tasty sandwich, use a good crusty sub roll.