Momosita's Simply The Best Pot Roast

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 1/2-4 lbs beef arm roast or 3 1/2-4 lbs chuck roast or 3 1/2-4 lbs blade roast
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 (32 ounce) box beef broth
• 1 tablespoon chicken base (better than boullion)
• 1 onion, peeled and halved
• 2 potatoes, unpeeled, quartered
• 4 -8 carrots, peeled, cut into thick slices (can ease this step with baby carrots)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 season one side of roast with salt and pepper and place, that side down, into large frying pan of hot oil (to sear and brown). or sear in a dutch oven to save dishes. season other side while bottom side is browning.
• 3 when browned, turn over, brown other side. turn off heat.
• 4 add half of brown sugar to top of roast. press inches flip roast and add remaining sugar to other side, pressing inches.
• 5 add flour to medium bowl and whisk in beef broth. whisk in chicken base, horseradish and mustard.
• 6 in large deep casserole dish with lid (or the dutch oven), pour in beef broth mixture and add onion.
• 7 cover and bake in 325°f oven for 2 1/2 hours, turning meat over halfway through.
• 8 add carrots and potatoes, recover, and bake 1 hour longer.