Pot Roast Carbonnade

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Best pot roast ever!!! This was so amazingly delicious, perfect for a cold New England winter night. Just be aware that the prep is long (I didn't leave myself enough time, so my husband and I were really ravenous by the time this was done! 1/2 hour just to caramelize the onions. Also, you definitely have to let it cook for 1 1/2 - 2 hours (as others commented or the meat will be tough. I also didn't have the thyme, but didn't miss it. Next time, I will definitely add potatoes to the mix, we really missed them. The bacon, of course, makes this dish - amazing!!

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It was very good. It would have been nice with the addition of peas, 1 for color and 2 for an additional texture to the dish. Put on top of mashed potatoes and I don't know if you could eat it any other way - that is a perfect marriage. Love Melissa's recipes - they are so different from all the other FN cooks.

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Made this today for the first time. It is excellent! Didn't have slab bacon so used the thick cut bacon I had and sliced it about an inch wide. Used guiness beer. Was a little concerned about a tablespoon of thyme, but it turned out great. Cooked it much longer than recipe called for to match dinner time. Lowered the oven temp to 300 to compensate for the longer cooking time. Everything else was exactly as the recipe calls for. We loved it! Served it with extra wide no yolk noodles and a nice green salad. This will be a permanent go to recipe in this household!

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This was so good! I didn't have thyme so I used oregano and it worked out great! Be sure to put in the prunes. I used Blue Moon and it turned out yummy. Make sure you cook it for the entire 2 hours in the oven, if you take it out early the meat will be tough!

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This was AWESOME!!! I didn't have any thyme so I used oregano and rosemary instead. This is a keeper. I served it with mashed potatoes and crusty bread to mop up all the gravy~

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Awesome....very little "in kitchen" time!! Since I have little kids, I substituted regular Coca Cola for the beer and put in two LESS prunces to compensate for the added sweetness of the cola. Always a winner...I have served it with a large salad and boiled potatoes, or mashed potatoes, or yolk-less egg noodles, or even great french bread. In any case, a realy good hearty wintertime meal.

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My "go to" recipe!!! Our whole family loves this!!! Perfect over polenta. The best beef stew recipe!!!

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This was the best pot roast I have ever made. The recipe was easy to follow and it was very simple prepping. I can't wait to make it for a family gathering. It is a great recipe for a cold day. Thanks Melissa for another great recipe!!!!

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The most incredible pot roast I have ever made and I'm always looking for a new spin on pot roast. Italian style, mexican style... pot roast is always a winner. This one... AWESOME.

Here's the deal though. I've made it several times and never done the prunes and it's never felt like it's missing anything. Also, as far as the bacon goes, we've always followed the instructions but we haven't had more of a slab bacon but just the regular packaged stuff. The bacon flavors are present in the broth/sauce but the bacon itself is weird since it's the thin slices. If we actually had CUBES of bacon not sure if that would make it better but we actually avoid the bacon itself when we're eating it. But other than the fact we're not totally thrilled with a part we admittedly aren't following perfectly, this is the best pot roast ever and we've never even used a special beer. Just bud light! Great recipe Melissa, thank you!!

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Very disappointed as all these great reviews did not match my experience. I may have gone wrong with the choice of guiness as the beer; am not a beer drinker so perhaps this is why I did not like the sour taste of the sauce. I added more beef stock, sugar, salt and even tomato sauce...to try and mask the sourness...it helped only a little.