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Pot Roast

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Pot Roast #58 · dinner · american Host: Serious Eats — Pot Roast → Pinterest → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 3–4 lb beef chuck roast Salt, pepper, oil for searing 1 onion, 4 carrots, 3 celery stalks, 4 garlic cloves 2 cups beef broth + splash red wine (optional) Tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire Steps Season and sear roast on all sides; set aside. Sauté vegetables; add tomato paste; deglaze with wine/broth. Return beef with herbs; braise covered at 300–325°F (or slow cooker) until fork-tender, 3–4 hours. Slice or shred; serve with vegetables and gravy. Source: Serious Eats — Pot Roast tags: beef,carrot,onion,broth · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	Sunday pot roast Book: The Taste of Country Cooking — Edna Lewis (1976) crumb: slow-braised beef with root veg Southern/American slow-braised beef with vegetables. Differences: Same Sunday pot roast tradition.

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Pot Roast
#58 · dinner · american
Host: Serious Eats — Pot Roast → Pinterest → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

3–4 lb beef chuck roast
Salt, pepper, oil for searing
1 onion, 4 carrots, 3 celery stalks, 4 garlic cloves
2 cups beef broth + splash red wine (optional)
Tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire

Steps

Season and sear roast on all sides; set aside.
Sauté vegetables; add tomato paste; deglaze with wine/broth.
Return beef with herbs; braise covered at 300–325°F (or slow cooker) until fork-tender, 3–4 hours.
Slice or shred; serve with vegetables and gravy.

Source: Serious Eats — Pot Roast

tags: beef,carrot,onion,broth · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

Sunday pot roast
Book: The Taste of Country Cooking — Edna Lewis (1976)

crumb: slow-braised beef with root veg

Southern/American slow-braised beef with vegetables.

Differences: Same Sunday pot roast tradition.

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Pot Roast

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 3–4 lb beef chuck roast
- Salt, pepper, oil for searing
- 1 onion, 4 carrots, 3 celery stalks, 4 garlic cloves
- 2 cups beef broth + splash red wine (optional)
- Tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire

Steps
1. Season and sear roast on all sides; set aside.
2. Sauté vegetables; add tomato paste; deglaze with wine/broth.
3. Return beef with herbs; braise covered at 300–325°F (or slow cooker) until fork-tender, 3–4 hours.
4. Slice or shred; serve with vegetables and gravy.

Citations
- Serious Eats — Pot Roast: https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-pot-roast-recipe
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Pot+Roast
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Pot+Roast+recipe

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Dish: Pot Roast
Match: Exact
Ancestor: Sunday pot roast
Source: The Taste of Country Cooking — Edna Lewis (1976)
Differences: Same Sunday pot roast tradition.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Serious Eats — Pot Roast (https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-pot-roast-recipe)
Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Pot+Roast)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Pot+Roast+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
The Taste of Country Cooking — Edna Lewis (1976).
Seasonal Southern cooking rooted in Freetown, Virginia—farm vegetables, cured meats, and slow Sunday cooking.

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Pot Roast

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