Beef Pot Roast in Guinness Gravy
Enjoy this beef chuck roast with thick slices of moist roast beef in dark, syrupy gravy, with carrots and baby potatoes on the side.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 kg / 4-4½ lbs beef brisket (rolled) or chuck
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3-4 sprigs thyme
- 440ml / 1 can Guinness or other stout (see notes)
- 500ml / 2 cups beef stock
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (cornflour) mixed with 2 tbsp water
- 1-2 This is an affiliate link.bay leaves
- 2 carrots cut into large chunks
- 2 parsnips cut into large chunks (optional)
- 500g / 1 lbs baby potatoes whole and unpeeled
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150C/300F. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large cast iron pot and brown the seasoned with salt and pepper beef brisket until golden on the outside. Remove to a separate plate until needed or move to a side.
- To the same pan add the chopped onions and cook over slow heat for 5 minutes, then add the minced garlic and thyme sprigs and cook for 30 seconds longer, making sure not to burn the garlic. Now pour in the Guinness and the beef stock and bring to a simmer, add the bay leaves and cover with a lid and put in the oven for 2 hour. Flip the beef over after one hour.
- Take the beef out of the oven and stir in the cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with water), then place the carrots, parsnips and baby potatoes all around the roast. Put the beef and vegetables back in the oven uncovered for 1 hour or until the beef is tender and the vegetables are cooked all the way through. Test the doneness of the beef brisket by pulling at the edges with a fork, there shouldn’t be too much resistance.
- Remove the beef brisket from the pan and let it rest for 10 minutes, then cut the kitchen string off and slice. Serve with potatoes and vegetables.
Nutrition
Calories: 678kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 74g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 207mg | Sodium: 456mg | Potassium: 1900mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3424IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 8mg