French-Style Beef Roast Recipe
Ingredients
3 - pound beef boneless chuck or rolled rump roast
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 b ay leaf
1 large clove garlic, cut into fourths
6 whole cloves
5 peppercorns
4 cups water
4 medium carrots, cut crosswise into halves
2 medium onions, cut into fourths
2 medium turnips, cut into fourths
2 medium stalks celery, cut into 1 -inch pieces
Directions
Place beef, salt, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, cloves and peppercorns in 4-quart Dutch oven; add water.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 2 1/2 hours.
Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer until beef and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
Remove beef; cut into 1/4-inch slices.
Serve vegetables with beef.
Strain broth; serve with beef and vegetables.
â–¡ Pressure Cooker Directions: Decrease water to 2 cups.
Place beef, salt, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, cloves and peppercorns in 6-quart pressure cooker; add water.
Following manufacturer's directions, cover and cook at 15 pounds pressure 1 hour.
Cool 5 minutes; reduce pressure.
Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and cook at 15 pounds pressure 8 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes; reduce pressure.
Remove beef; cut into 1/4-inch slices.
Serve vegetables with beef.
Strain broth; serve with beef and vegetables.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 2 1/2 hours.
Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer until beef and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
Remove beef; cut into 1/4-inch slices.
Serve vegetables with beef.
Strain broth; serve with beef and vegetables.
â–¡ Pressure Cooker Directions: Decrease water to 2 cups.
Place beef, salt, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, cloves and peppercorns in 6-quart pressure cooker; add water.
Following manufacturer's directions, cover and cook at 15 pounds pressure 1 hour.
Cool 5 minutes; reduce pressure.
Add remaining ingredients.
Cover and cook at 15 pounds pressure 8 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes; reduce pressure.
Remove beef; cut into 1/4-inch slices.
Serve vegetables with beef.
Strain broth; serve with beef and vegetables.