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Italian Stracotto Pot Roast

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 Lbs. chuck roast
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup diced pancetta
  • 2 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 cup each chopped onion+ carrots + celery
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 1 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • a few sprigs of rosemary thyme and a few bay leaves
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Start by salt and peppering the meat. Then in a dutch oven in the olive oil over medium high heat sear the meat on all sides.
  • Remove and in the same pot add the pancetta and cook until crisp . then add in the carrot, celery and onions and cook until soft and translucent.
  • deglaze the pan with the red wine waiting until in evaporates before adding the beef stock. Then add in the stock, marinara sauce , the herbs and return the meat back to the dutch oven.
  • Simmer covered for 2 1/2 -3 hours or until the meat is fork tender.