Pot Roast With Sour Cream Gravy

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (2 1/2 pound) beef chuck roast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dried dill weed, divided
• 5 small potatoes
• 5 carrots, quartered
• 1 pound zucchini, cut into chunks
• water as needed
• 1 cup sour cream

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 25 mins


• mix 1 tablespoon flour, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl. coat entire beef roast with flour mixture.
• heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook beef roast in the hot oil until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. add 1/4 cup water, vinegar, and 1 teaspoon dill to the pot. cover pot and simmer until pot roast is tender, about 2 hours.
• arrange potatoes and carrots around roast; cover pot and cook until potatoes are tender, about 40 minutes. add zucchini to roast mixture; cook until zucchini is tender, about 20 minutes.
• transfer roast and vegetables to a warm serving platter; cover loosely with aluminum foil. pour the remaining drippings into a bowl.
• whisk 1 tablespoon drippings and 1 tablespoon flour together in the same pot; cook and stir over low heat until smooth and bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes. remove pot from heat. pour remaining drippings into a measuring cup, adding enough water for total liquid to equal 1 cup.
• return pot to stove and stir drippings-water mixture into flour mixture; bring to a boil and cook gravy for 1 minute. remove pot from heat and season gravy with salt and pepper. stir sour cream and 1 teaspoon dill into gravy until smooth. heat gravy over low heat until warmed, 2 to 3 minutes; serve alongside roast and vegetables.