Italian Pot Roast With Pasta

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (3 1/2 lb) boneless chuck roast
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped medium
• 1 small carrot, chopped medium
• 1 small celery rib, chopped medium
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 10 ounces button mushrooms, cleaned and quartered
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup low sodium beef broth
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 can diced tomato, with juice
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• cooked pasta, of your choice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 and adjust oven rack to middle position.
• 2 thoroughly pat roast dry with paper towels.
• 3 sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• 4 heat oil in large heavy bottom dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering, but not smoking.
• 5 brown roast on all sides, reducing heat if fat begins to smoke.
• 6 (8- 10 minutes) transfer roast to large plate.
• 7 add vegetables to dutch oven and cook, stirring until they are beginning to brown (6- 8 minutes).
• 8 add garlic and sugar; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 9 add chicken broth, beef broth, wine, tomatoes and herbs.
• 10 return roast to dutch oven.
• 11 the liquid should come up to at least 1/2 of the depth of the roast.
• 12 if not, add water until it does.
• 13 cover tightly and roast in the oven, turning every 30- 45 minutes, until fully tender and fork slips easily in and out of meat, 3 1/2- 4 hours.
• 14 transfer roast to carving board, tent with foil to keep warm.
• 15 allow liquid in dutch oven to settle about 5 minutes.
• 16 use wide spoon to skim off any fat that rises to the surface.
• 17 discard thyme and rosemary sprigs.
• 18 add tomato paste and bring to a boil on the stove.
• 19 boil about 8 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• 20 taste and season with additional salt and pepper if necessary.
• 21 meanwhile, using a chef's knife, slice meat into 1/2" thick slices, or if too tender, pull apart into large chunks.
• 22 place warm cooked pasta on a large serving platter.
• 23 place meat slices in center and ladle sauce over all.
• 24 serve hot.