Chuck roast in red wine
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-lb boneless chuck roast | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Peanut or corn oil | 
| 1 | large | Onion; chopped roughly | 
| 4 | Carrots cut in 2-inch pieces | |
| 4 | Ribs celery; chopped | |
| 1 | Clove (large) garlic; chopped | |
| 2 | cups | Dry red wine | 
| 1 | cup | Beef broth | 
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 4 | Sprigs parsley | |
| 2 | Cloves | |
| 2 | White turnips; quartered | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter | 
| ¼ | pounds | Fresh mushrooms | 
Directions
Sprinkle roast with salt & pepper. Brown in oil in dutch oven for 15-20 minutes, turning often. Add chopped onion, half of carrots & celery, garlic, and stir briefly. Add wine, broth, bay leaf, thyme, parsley and cloves. Stir. Cover and bake at 400 for 1-½ hours. Reduce heat to 350 and bake another 30 minutes. Meanwhile, combine small onions, remaining carrots & celery in kettle of cold water to cover. Bring to boil. Simmer 2 minutes, drain. Heat butter in skillet & saute parboiled vegetables with mushrooms until golden. Remove roast from oven. Strain cooking liquid. Return meat, vegetables and strained sauce to pot. Bake another 30 minutes. 
RED WINE MAKES THIS A DELICIOUS WINTERY NIGHT SPECIALTY.
From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of Contemporary Recipes>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .