CHUCK ROAST RECIPES PAULA DEEN RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• For House Seasoning: Mix ingredients and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
• Add the house seasoning, salt and pepper to a small bowl. Rub seasoning into the roast on both sides. Heat oil in a large skillet and brown the roast, searing it on both sides. Place the meat in a roaster pan. Add onions and garlic to skillet for 1 to 2 minutes to absorb leftover roast juice. Place into roaster iwth meat and add bay leaves.
• Combine the mushroom soup, wine, worcestershire sauce and beef bouillon into a bowl. Pour over the roast. Add water.
• Cover pan with foil and bake for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until tender.
• Remove and discard the bay leaves.
• Cooks Note:.
• If the gravy is not thick enough, remove the meat from the pan and pour the gravy into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and thicken it by adding 2 T. of cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup cold water, stirring constantly until thickened.

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together the salt, pepper, and garlic powder ( it makes for a better distribution of the seasonings).
• Sprinkle beef with the mixed seasoning on all sides.
• Brown the chuck roast in the oil on all sides (I use my Le Creuset 2-Quart Round French Oven).
• Add the onion to the pot and saute until light golden color.
• Dissolve the beef base in hot water.
• Pour the resulting broth around the roast in the pot.
• Bring the broth up to a bubble, immediately cover, and turn down the heat to a simmer.
• Cook at a simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the meat is fork tender.
• Remove meat from pan and keep warm by covering with foil.
• Mix the flour and water together to create a slurry.
• Add the gravy master to simmering broth.
• Slowing pour the slurry into the pan while stirring with a whisk to ensure no lumps form.
• Simmer for a couple of minutes to cook the flour.
• Taste and correct seasoning with additional salt, pepper, and garlic powder blend if needed.
• NOTE: The salt, pepper, garlic powder blend is actually Paula Deen's House Seasoning, see recipe #57340.