7 Bone Pot Roast

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lbs 7 bone pot roast
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt and pepper
• water

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 300 degrees.
• 2 thoroughly pat roast dry with paper towels and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• 3 heat oil in large heavy-bottomed dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking.
• 4 brown roast thoroughly on all sides, reducing heat if oil begins to smoke, 8 to 10 minutes.
• 5 add enough water to come halfway up sides of roast (no more and no less).
• 6 place a large piece of heavy foil over pot and cover with lid.
• 7 cook turning roast ever 30 minutes, until fully tender and meat fork or sharp knife easily slips in and out of meat, 2/12 to 3/12 hours.
• 8 let roast rest 10 minutes or so before serving.