Directions
- 1Chop about 3 carrots.
- 2Add the chopped carrots to a bowl.
- 3Chop about 4 stalks of celery, trying to make them equal in size to the carrots.
- 4Chop one onion.
- 5Add the chopped celery and onion to the bowl with the carrots.
- 6Mince a couple of garlic cloves.
- 7Place about 3 pounds of chuck roast on the cutting board.
- 8Cut up the chuck roast into smaller pieces if the pot isn't big enough.
- 9Season the chuck roast pieces with a garlic mixture, salt, and pepper, seasoning each side.
- 10Sear each side of the seasoned chuck roast pieces in a pot.
- 11Once the meat is seared, take it out and put it on a plate.
- 12Add a good spoonful of tomato paste to the pot.
- 13Roast the tomato paste.
- 14Add the chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, onion) to the pot with the tomato paste and stir.
- 15Cook the vegetables until the onions are translucent.
- 16Add the minced garlic to the vegetables right before the onions become translucent.
- 17Once the onions are translucent, add half a bottle of red wine.
- 18Let the wine reduce about 50-60%.
- 19Add the seared meat back into the pot.
- 20Add enough beef stock to cover the beef.
- 21Add fresh thyme and rosemary to the pot, drowning it in the liquid.
- 22Cover the pot and let it simmer for about two hours.
- 23Scoop pre-made mashed potatoes into meal prep containers.
- 24Add the cooked pot roast meat to the meal prep containers, next to the mashed potatoes.
- 25Pour the flavorful sauce from the pot on top of the meat and mashed potatoes.
- 26Add pre-made broccoli to the meal prep containers.
- 27Cover the meal prep containers.
Ingredients
- 3 Carrots
- 4 Celery stalks
- 1 Onion
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 3 pounds Chuck roast
- Dried garlic, onions, chives, shallots, salt and pepper mix
- 1 spoonful Tomato paste
- 0.5 bottle Red wine
- Beef stock
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Mashed potatoes
- Broccoli
Equipment
Cutting boardKnifeLarge bowlPotTongsSpatulaMeasuring cupLadleMeal prep containers
Tips
- Always roast your tomato paste.
- The meat is done when it literally just falls apart when you pick it up.
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