Coffee Roasted Beef Chuck

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 pounds beef chuck roast
• 2 large yellow onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 6 cups brewed coffee
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• salt to taste
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ready Time: 5 hrs 30 mins


• in a large pot, heat the butter and oil over medium/high heat. place the roast in the pot and sear it on all sides until well browned. remove the roast and set aside.
• in the same pot, saute the onions for 5 minutes, scraping loose the brown roast bits on the bottom of the pot. add the garlic and pepper and saute for 1 minute. return the meat to the pot and pour in the coffee and add the mushrooms.
• over high heat, bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 hours, turning the meat over halfway through the cooking time. a slow cooker may be used for cooking the roast, if desired.
• to make the gravy: when the roast is done, remove it from the pot. take 1/2 cup of the coffee sauce mixture from the pot and stir in the cornstarch to make a slurry. mix well. return the slurry to the pot, stirring until the sauce thickens slightly. stir in the sour cream then salt to taste.