MealBudgetSunday Pot Roast
A chuck roast braised low with onions and carrots until it falls apart, with gravy from the pan.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 195 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $13.47
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb beef chuck roast
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 yellow onions
- 1 lb carrots
- 1 1/2 lb yukon gold potatoes
- 5 clove garlic
- 3 cup beef broth
- 2 oz tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Method
Heat the oven to 325F. Salt the roast heavily and sear it on all sides in the oil in a Dutch oven.
Set the beef aside, cook the quartered onions 5 minutes, then stir in the garlic and tomato paste.
Return the roast with the broth, rosemary and bay leaves. Cover and put it in the oven for 2 hours.
Add the carrots and potatoes in large chunks and braise 1 hour more, until a fork slides into the beef.
Move the meat and vegetables to a platter. Skim the fat, then whisk the cornstarch with cold water and simmer it into the liquid to make gravy.
Pull the beef into pieces and serve with the vegetables and gravy.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £38.90 | £9.73 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Australia | $82.72 | $20.68 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Greece | 52,51 € | 13,13 € | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Spain | 48,97 € | 12,24 € | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Germany | 70,84 € | 17,71 € | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,440.06 | $360.02 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Austria | € 61,66 | € 15,42 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $129.28 | $32.32 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٩٧٥٫٨٦ ج.م. | ٢٤٣٫٩٧ ج.م. | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Canada | $105.71 | $26.43 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| United States | $53.88 | $13.47 | 9 of 11 ingredients |
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