Italian Style Pot Roast (crock Pot)

Total Time: 11 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 11 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 4 lbs beef roast (such as chuck roast)
• 2 ounces pancetta or 2 ounces regular bacon
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced thinly
• 2 stalks celery, sliced thinly, including the leaves
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick (about 2-inch long)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup black olives, pitted and sliced in half

Recipe

• 1 preheat your crock pot to high heat.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat oil over med-hi heat. add roast and brown well on all sides.
• 3 while roast is browning, chop pancetta or bacon into small pieces.
• 4 chop onion, carrot and celery as well.
• 5 mince garlic.
• 6 place browned roast in crock pot.
• 7 reduce heat in skillet to medium and add the pancetta, onions, carrots and celery to pan.
• 8 saute until starting to soften. then add garlic, salt, pepper, cinnamon stick, cloves and bay leaves.
• 9 cook and stir for 1 more minute.
• 10 add tomato paste and wine. stir and bring to a boil.
• 11 pour over roast in crock and turn roast to make sure it is coated on all sides.
• 12 cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or hi for 5-6 hours.
• 13 when meat is done, remove to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
• 14 pour sauce from crock into a saucepan and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer until it is reduced by about 1/3. taste for seasoning.
• 15 remove bay leaves and cinnamon stick and cloves if you can.
• 16 add olives and heat through.
• 17 serve sauce over meat.
• 18 enjoy!