Balsamic Roast

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (4 lb) chuck roast
• black pepper, coarse ground
• 4 onions, quartered
• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 -5 bay leaves
• 4 medium potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
• 3 -4 celery ribs, cut in large chunks
• 4 -5 medium carrots, scrubbed, cut in thirds
• 2 -3 teaspoons arrowroot (optional) or 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 generously season roast with coarse ground black pepper.
• 3 place the onions in high sided roasting pan and place roast on top.
• 4 in a large bowl, mix the vinegar through bay leaves, pour into roasting pan.
• 5 cover and cook for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, adding the prepared vegetables 45 minutes before the end of cooking time.
• 6 if desired the meat and vegetables can be removed from the cooking liquid when done and the liquid brought to a boil, reduced and then thickened with arrowroot starch or cornstarch. serve the gravy over the cooked meat and vegetables.