Red Wine Pot Roast with Honey and Thyme

Recipe courtesy Dave Lieberman

Show: Good Deal with Dave LiebermanEpisode: Wallet Friendly Weeknight Meals

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (71)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
2 hr 45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 2 hr 45 min
Total:: 2 hr 55 min

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Ingredients

1 bottom round roast, about 4 pounds
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 small onions, medium diced
1 head garlic (about 10 to 12 cloves), lightly smashed
1 pound carrots (about 4 medium), cut roughly into 1 1/2-inch pieces
2 cups low-sodium chicken, beef, or vegetable broth
2 cups medium-bodied red wine
2 1/2 tablespoons honey
5 to 6 sprigs fresh thyme
2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch cubes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Season roast with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large oven-safe pot or Dutch oven over high heat for a couple minutes. Add the meat and brown well on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Remove and set aside on a plate. Lower heat to medium and saute onions, garlic, and carrots for 5 minutes. Add the broth, wine, honey, and thyme, stir to combine, and then add the roast back to the pot.

Cover pot and transfer to oven. Bake for 2 hours, turning the meat over twice. Add the potatoes to the pot and bake, uncovered, for another 30 to 45 minutes longer until both the potatoes and the meat are fork-tender.

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recipe Red Wine Pot Roast with Honey and Thyme
jeremy swansea, MA 10-04-2009
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cooking time?
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I'm in the middle of cooking this and i put a meat thermometer in and it was 190 degrees with an hour to go. The temp for... medium done beef is 140 degrees. Am I missing something here? Should I take it out early?Read more
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Heather ballston spa, NY 09-28-2009
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Pot roast with a special touch!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This pot roast is wonderful. The added sweetness of the honeyand the flavor of the thymeand red wine dress up this meaty pot... roast! It is a holy trinity of taste. I actually like to make it and wait til the next day to eat it. The flavors are even more intense the next day. Read more
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Tania Lakewood, CA 09-08-2009
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Authentic and Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I wanted a recipe that was close to the pot roast my Portuguese mom used to make. This fit the bill, with the added benefit... of a touch of honey and thyme. Those two ingredients took this simple pot roast to another level. This is not a pot roast for people who like thick, gravy-like juice in their pot roast. I love the light, flavorful broth that this roast produces. Great for dipping some crusty bread! For best results, use a stone, ceramic, or porcelain baking dish.Read more
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victoria los angeles, CA 05-31-2009
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meh.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

not sure if this didn't come out very tasty because i made it in the slow cooker but ugh. the wine and thyme (especially the... thyme) are completely overwhelming and we couldn't taste any honey. i was able to make some tasty gravy out of it after dilluting it but i won't make it again.Read more
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JonFoodNetwork Phoenix, MD 03-31-2009
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Didn't Turn Out
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I have yet to successfully make a good pot roast, the meat inevitably turns out tough. I generally followed the recipe,... using a smaller bottom round roast. I might have had the cooking temp a little low, but I made sure to bake it for a full 3 hours and the potatoes were definitely fork tender. The roast, on the other hand, was very very tough. Any guesses on what I might have done wrong?Read more
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LORETTA GALLATIN, TN 01-31-2009
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DELICIOUSLY EASY
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is one of my favorite pot roasts recipes. I have Dave's Dinner's cookbook and in the book this recipe calls for 3... ounces of tomato paste. I love the hint of honey. My liquids turned into the perfect gravy!Read more