Basic Pot Roast

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 -4 lbs rump roast
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped coarsely
• 1/3 cup beef broth (or water)
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 salt& pepper roast.
• 3 heat ovenproof dutch oven over high flame about 3 minutes.
• 4 add olive oil.
• 5 brown roast well, about 4 minutes on each side.
• 6 remove roast.
• 7 add chopped onions, stir, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pot.
• 8 add beef broth and stir.
• 9 return roast to pot.
• 10 add parsley& bay leaves.
• 11 cover.
• 12 put in 325° oven for 30 minutes.
• 13 reduce heat to 300° and cook for 1 ½ hour until fork tender.