BEEF POT ROAST

SERVES 4-6

2 lb boneless chuck roast

2 lb medium sized red potatoes, cubed

1 yellow onion, sliced

1/2 lb cherry tomatoes or 1 medium sized tomato, halved or sliced

1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced

1/2 lb baby carrots or 2 carrots sliced 1/4" thick

1 green bell pepper, sliced

Spices: salt, pepper, garlic cloves, red pepper flakes, oregano, Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup coca cola

6 tbsp olive oil

1 cup water + 32 oz vegetable stock

Preheat oven to 275°

Glaze pan with 3 tbps olive oil, add meat in pan, sear on all sides for about 5 minutes until lightly brown

Stuff 6-8 garlic cloves in meat

Put roast in roasting pan with excess oil from the pan you just used

Season meat with salt, pepper, oregano, red pepper flakes

Cover the bottom with Worcestershire, water and coca cola. Then cover lightly with foil

Bake on 275° for 3 hours

Add potatoes, onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, and carrots. Recover lightly with vegetable stock.

Bake on 325° for 2 more hours

10.

Serve alone or over rice.