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Granny's Country Roast

 

3- to 4-pound beef pot roast 
flour 
1/4 cup butter 
1 teaspoon salt 
1/8 teaspoon pepper 
1 beef bouillon cube or base 
1/2 cup hot water 
12 to 18 small white onions, peeled 
4 large potatoes, peeled and quartered 
1 pound carrots, peeled and quartered 

Coat both sides of pot roast with flour. In a Dutch oven or large deep baking dish, melt butter; brown meat slowly on both sides. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Dissolve bouillon cube in hot water; pour over meat. Cover and place in a preheated 350° oven; cook 1 1/2 hours. Add onions and carrots; cook 15 minutes. Add potatoes; sprinkle with a little more salt. Cook about 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove meat and vegetables to a warm platter; keep warm.

Sour cream gravy 
1 1/3 cups drippings 
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
1/4 cup cold water 
1 cup sour cream, room temperature 


Prepare sour cream gravy:
Pour drippings from pot roast into saucepan. Blend together flour and water. Heat drippings to boiling; gradually stir in flour and water mixture and cook, stirring constantly until gravy is thickened. Cook 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat and slowly stir in sour cream. Heat through, but do not boil.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.