Pot Roast with Orange and Dates

Name: Pot Roast with Orange and Dates
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms boneless beef chuck roasts, each about 7x4x2 inches; 473 milliliters pitted dates; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 473 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 3 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 454 grams onions, thinly sliced; 237 milliliters orange juice; 118 milliliters chopped fresh Italian parsley; 6 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 4 teaspoons sugar; 118 milliliters tomato sauce

Pot Roast with Orange and Dates might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 8. One serving contains 722 calories, 58g of protein, and 38g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have wine vinegar, sugar, ground allspice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the red wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Berry Pie as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Sprinkle roasts on each side with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon sugar.

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Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy wide ovenproof pot over medium-high heat.

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Add roasts. Cook until brown, about 8 minutes per side; transfer to plate.

Add 1 tablespoon oil and onions to pot. Sauté until dark brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes.

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Mix in vinegar and allspice; boil until reduced to glaze, scraping up browned bits.

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Add broth, orange juice, and tomato sauce; bring to boil. Return roasts and accumulated juices to pot. Scatter dates around roasts; sprinkle with parsley.

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Cover pot; place in oven. Braise roasts 1 hour. Turn roasts over, cover, and braise until tender, about 1 hour. Tilt pot; spoon off fat from top of sauce. Cool uncovered 1 hour. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Chill uncovered until cold; cover and keep chilled.

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Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Transfer roasts to board, scraping sauce into pot.

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