Braised Beef Pot Roast with Rich Gravy

Ingredients

• Roast
• 1 boneless beef blade roast 1 kg
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp Farm Boy™ Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 yellow or white Spanish onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 2 cups Farm Boy™ Organic Low Sodium Beef Broth
• 1 Tbsp Farm Boy™ Organic Tomato Paste
• 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cups red baby potatoes
• 3 medium carrots cut into 3" pieces
• 3 parsnips cut into 2" pieces
• 2 ribs celery cut into 2" pieces
• Gravy
• 2 Tbsp Farm Boy™ All Purpose Flour
• 3 Tbsp cold water
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. To make Roast: Season roast generously with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat Farm Boy™ Extra Virgin Olive Oil and brown beef on all sides until golden brown.
3. Add onions, garlic, Farm Boy™ Organic Low Sodium Beef Broth, Farm Boy™ Organic Tomato Paste, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer on stovetop and then cover and place in the oven. Bake for 3 hours.
4. Add potatoes, carrots, parsnips, and celery and bake for another hour, or until roast is fork tender.
5. To make Gravy: Remove beef and vegetables from Dutch oven and keep warm on a platter. Using an immersion blender, process pan juices until completely smooth.
6. In a small cup, mix together Farm Boy™ All Purpose Flour and water into a slurry.
7. Bring juices to a boil in the Dutch oven and add the flour and water slurry. Whisk until thickened. If it thickens too much, you can thin it out with a bit more broth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
8. Serve beef with vegetables and gravy.