Pot Roast Carbonnade

Name: Pot Roast Carbonnade
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams bacon, cut into large lardons; 680 grams beef chuck, cut into large cubes; 237 milliliters beef stock; 5 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks; 1 Tbsp dried thyme; 1 Tbsp Generous all-purpose flour; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 340 grams beer (dark or light, depending on your preference); 2 mediums onions, sliced; 6 prunes; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Pot Roast Carbonnade is a dairy free main course. One serving contains 704 calories, 43g of protein, and 46g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have bacon, vegetable oil, generous tablespoon flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the prunes you could follow this main course with the Baked apples with prunes, cinnamon & ginger as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

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Oven

In a large Dutch oven over medium-low heat, add the bacon and cook until it renders its fat and almost becomes crispy.

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Bacon

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Remove it with a slotted spoon to a plate.

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Slotted Spoon

Add the onions, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook over low heat until they are deep in color and caramelized, about 30 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Onion

Remove the onions to a plate, leaving as much fat in the pot as possible.

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Onion

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Pot

Add the vegetable oil and mix it with the bacon fat. Raise the heat to high. Season the beef liberally with salt and pepper and sear, in batches, until nicely browned on both sides.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable Oil

Bacon Drippings

Beef

Once the meat is browned, add the first batch of meat back to the pan along with the onions, carrots and bacon.

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Carrot

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Meat

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Sprinkle in the flour and stir. Cook for 1 minute before deglazing the pan with the beer.

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All Purpose Flour

Beer

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Add the remaining ingredients and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the pot and put it in the oven to braise until the beef is tender, about 2 hours.

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Beef

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Pot

Remove the pot from the oven and transfer the pot roast to a serving dish.

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Pot Roast