Best 7 Old Fashioned Pot Roast With Onion Gravy Recipes

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In the realm of comfort food, few dishes hold a candle to the classic old fashioned pot roast with onion gravy. This culinary masterpiece embodies nostalgia, warmth, and the essence of home cooking. Whether you prefer chuck roast, rump roast, or brisket, the choice of cut is a personal preference that will impact the texture and flavor of your final dish. While the preparation may vary slightly depending on the recipe, the result is a tender, succulent pot roast swimming in a rich, savory gravy that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

OLD-FASHIONED POT ROAST WITH GRAVY



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"We raise beef and have a large garden, so I try to find new ways to use these ingredients to make nutritious meals," relates Joan Airey from Rivers, Manitoba. Simmered in a brown gravy flecked with veggies, this roast is fork tender when sliced.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 8h15m

Yield 12-14 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 beef rump roast or bottom round roast (3-1/2 to 4 pounds)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon pepper
2 medium carrots, grated
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/4 cup red wine or beef broth
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each dried basil, marjoram, oregano and thyme
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water

Steps:

  • Cut roast in half; brown in a Dutch oven in oil on all sides. Sprinkle with pepper. Place the carrots, onion and garlic in a 5-qt. slow cooker; top with the roast. In a bowl, combine the tomato sauce, wine or broth, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender., Remove meat and keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; pour into a saucepan. Bring to a boil. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with a sliced beef.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 211mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 23g protein.

OLD FASHIONED POT ROAST WITH ONION GRAVY



OLD FASHIONED POT ROAST WITH ONION GRAVY image

Categories     Beef     Roast

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 5 to 6 pound first-cut brisket of beef or boneless
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 onions, cut into ½ inch rings
1 cup celery, chopped
4 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup dry white wine
½ teaspoon thyme (dried)
½ teaspoon paprika
1 bay leaf
6 carrots, cut into ½ inch slices on the diagonal
(4 medium potatoes, cut and diced (optional))
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Fresh parsley sprigs to garnish

Steps:

  • Rinse meat under cold running water; pat dry with paper towels. Trim any visible fat, then dust meat with flour. In a large Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add meat and cook until browned on underside, 5 to 7 minutes. Turn meat and cook until underside is browned, 5 to 6 minutes longer. Remove to a plate. Preheat oven to 325f. Add remaining oil to Dutch oven and stir in onions. Cook until onions begin to soften and color, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer add wine and cook down 4 to 5 min. Pour in tomato juice, stirring and scraping to pick up any bits from bottom. Season with thyme, papnka, and bay leaf. Add salt and pepper to taste. Return beef to pot and add enough water to cover all ingredients. Bring to a boil and skim any foam that comes to the surface. Cover tightly and cook in the oven until beef is fork-tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Add carrots and potatoes to pot and cook until tender, 30 to 60 min. Remove Dutch oven from the oven and remove cover. If liquid is too thin, remove the beef to a deep serving platter and reduce gravy to thicken slightly. Spoon gravy with onions and carrots around beef and garnish with parsley. Serve meat carved into ¼ inch slices.

MY FAVORITE POT ROAST



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This is the oven version that is the original I got from my mother. It is unbelievably delicious.

Provided by Mark D. Wilder

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Beef     Pot Roast Recipes

Time 4h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (4 pound) beef pot roast
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon black pepper
3 large potatoes, quartered
3 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 onion, sliced
⅓ cup vinegar
⅓ cup water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook beef in Dutch oven until browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
  • Mix brown sugar, salt, mustard, and black pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly over the roast. Arrange potatoes, carrots, and onion in the Dutch oven around the roast. Pour vinegar and water over the vegetables.
  • Place a cover on the Dutch oven and put in preheated oven. Cook until the roast is hot in the center, and just turning from pink to grey, about 4 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 498.1 calories, Carbohydrate 31 g, Cholesterol 103.3 mg, Fat 27.9 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 30.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 961.7 mg, Sugar 5 g

BOTTOM ROUND ROAST WITH ONION GRAVY



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This is the easiest roast recipe and requires little work for a lot of flavor. The vinegar sounds awful but it makes it really good. Its an easy main dish for busy moms!

Provided by Susan

Categories     Main Dish Recipes

Time 4h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 onions, sliced
1 (4 pound) bottom round roast
salt and pepper to taste
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup water

Steps:

  • Place sliced onions in the bottom of a Dutch oven or stock pot. Season the roast with salt and pepper, and place on top of the onions. Add the vinegar and bay leaf to the pan, and heat over high heat to get it simmering. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 3 to 4 hours. Try not to take the lid off while cooking.
  • When the roast is done, remove it from the pan to a serving platter. Mix the flour into the water, and pour into the drippings from the roast. Simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently until thickened. Carve roast, and serve with the pan gravy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 412.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.3 g, Cholesterol 127 mg, Fat 22.5 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 39.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 167.5 mg, Sugar 4.7 g

OLD FASHIONED SUNDAY POT ROAST WITH VEGETABLES AND BROWN GRAVY



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this is one of those meals that can be started on Saturday night...and just before church on Sunday, put in oven andoh my, the wonderful smells when you find your home filled with mouth-watering aromas....

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Roast Beef

Time 3h45m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 lbs boneless beef rump roast
3 large garlic cloves, peeled, cut in thirds
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup celery, corasely chopped
1 cup onion, coarsely chopped
3 large carrots, peeled, halved
4 cups beef stock
2 bay leaves
1/2 green bell pepper
1 tablespoon ketchup
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
6 small potatoes, peeled, quartered
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Steps:

  • preheat the oven to 325*.
  • make 9 deep incisions in the meat and insert the garlic pieces.
  • Heat 1 tbls of oil in a heavy roasting pan; add the meat and brown on all sides over medium heat.
  • transfer the meat to a plate.
  • add the remaining tbls of oil to the pan, add the celery, onion, carrots and saute for about 5 minutes.
  • add the stock, bay leaves green pepper and ketchup.
  • return the meat to the pan, cover and bring to a boil.
  • transfer to the oven and bake for 2 hours covered.
  • set the meat aside and stir in the thyme, salt and pepper.
  • at this point, the meat can be stored in the refrigerator until the next day.
  • place the potatoes on the bottom of the pan and arrange the meat on top.
  • re-cover, and bake 45 minutes or until the meat and potatoes are tender.
  • in a small bowl, mash the butter and flour together to form a smooth paste is formed.
  • transfer the meat to a large heated platter and using a slotted spoon, remove the carrots and potatoes and arrange them around the meat.
  • discard the bell pepper, bay leaves and celery.
  • bring the pan juices to a boil over high heat.
  • then whisk in the butter mixture by tablespoonfuls.
  • cook over high heat until the mixture forms a gravy, then reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
  • add hot pepper sauce to taste.].
  • pour some of the gravy over the meat and pass the remainder with the meat and vegetables at the table.

OLD-FASHIONED POT ROAST



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I got this recipe from my mom, a great cook. My sister, dad and I loved it when she made her pot roast. Later, I served this dish in our restaurant for many years. It's a recipe that just says "home cooking."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 2h15m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 boneless beef chuck roast (about 3 pounds)
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
6 tablespoons butter, divided
3 cups water
2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 medium onion, quartered
1 celery rib, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces

Steps:

  • Sprinkle the roast with 1 tablespoon flour. In a Dutch oven, brown the roast on all sides in half of the butter. Add the water, bouillon, onion, celery, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour. , Add carrots; cover and simmer 45-60 minutes longer or until meat is tender. Remove meat and carrots to a serving platter and keep warm. Strain cooking juices; set aside. , In the same Dutch oven, melt remaining butter. Stir in remaining flour; cook and stir until bubbly. Add 2 cups of the cooking juices and blend until smooth. Cook and stir until thickened; add additional cooking juices until gravy has desired consistency.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 407 calories, Fat 25g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 134mg cholesterol, Sodium 664mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 35g protein.

OLD FASHIONED POT ROAST WITH ONION GRAVY



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NOTES: 1. Best served with mashed potatoes. 2. This dish is best cooked a day ahead. Refrigerate and skim off congealed fat. Reheat in a 350F oven for 35 to 40 min.

Provided by Mitakola

Categories     Meat

Time 4h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

5 -6 lbs first cut briskets of beef
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 onions, cut into 1/2 inch rings
1 cup celery, chopped
4 -6 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon thyme (dried)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 bay leaf
6 carrots, cut into 1/2 inch slices on the diagonal
4 medium potatoes, cut and diced (optional)
1 pinch salt (to taste)
1 pinch fresh ground pepper (to taste)
1 sprig fresh parsley (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Rinse meat under cold running water; pat dry with paper towels. Trim any visible fat, then dust meat with flour.
  • In a large Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add meat and cook
  • until browned on underside, 5 to 7 minutes. Turn meat and cook until underside is browned, 5 to 6 minutes longer. Remove to a plate.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F Add remaining oil to Dutch oven and stir in onions. Cook until onions begin to soften and color, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer add wine and cook down 4 to 5 minute Pour in tomato juice, stirring and scraping to pick up any bits from bottom. Season with thyme, papnka, and bay leaf. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Return beef to pot and add enough water to cover all ingredients. Bring to a boil and skim any foam that comes to the surface. Cover tightly and cook in the oven until beef is fork-tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Add carrots and potatoes to pot and cook until tender, 30 to 60 minute.
  • Remove Dutch oven from the oven and remove cover. If liquid is too thin, remove the beef to a deep serving platter and reduce gravy to thicken slightly. Spoon gravy with onions and carrots around beef and garnish with parsley. Serve meat carved into ¼ inch slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 528.4, Fat 35.8, SaturatedFat 11.6, Cholesterol 78.3, Sodium 352, Carbohydrate 23.2, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 9.9, Protein 22.1

Tips:

  • Choose the right cut of meat: Chuck roast, rump roast, and brisket are all good options for pot roast.
  • Sear the meat before braising: This will help to develop flavor and color.
  • Use a good quality braising liquid: Beef broth, red wine, or even water can be used, but a combination of liquids will give the best results.
  • Add vegetables and herbs to the pot: Carrots, celery, onions, garlic, and thyme are all classic pot roast additions, but you can use any vegetables or herbs that you like.
  • Cook the pot roast on low heat for a long time: This will allow the meat to become tender and fall apart.
  • Make a gravy from the braising liquid: Once the pot roast is cooked, strain the braising liquid and then thicken it with flour or cornstarch. You can also add some sour cream or yogurt for a creamy gravy.

Conclusion:

Pot roast is a classic comfort food that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. By following these tips, you can make a pot roast that is tender, flavorful, and delicious. Serve it with mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or your favorite sides for a hearty and satisfying meal.

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