Simple Pot Roast

A serving of pot roast on a plate with sides.

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Simple Pot Roast without potatoes recipe. Just sear, add water and cook. Like the name says.....simple.

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time3 10

Course: Main, Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: beef chuck recipes, chuck roast, pot roast, pot roast without potatoes, pot roast without veggies, stove top pot roast

Servings: Servings

Calories: 381kcal

Equipment

Frying Pan
6-8 Quart Pot/Saucepan

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Rump Roast any size
12 Cups Water
2 Tbsp Better than bouillon, beef Sub 4 cubes of beef bouillon cubes
2 Tsp Onion Powder
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste

Instructions

Pour the oil in a 6-8 quart pan and turn the heat on high. Let it heat up. Place the roast in the pan and sear it on all sides. You don't want to cook it through. Leave it long enough to brown the side, then flip.
Mix 4 cups of the water with the better with bouillon and stir to dissolve.
Once the roast has been seared on all sides, put roast in the water. Add the bouillon/water on top of the roast. Then add the other 8 cups of water.
Bring to a boil, then simmer and cool for 3 hours.
Serve.
Alternative, instead of searing the roast in the 6-8 quart pan, you can sear it in a frying pan and transfer it to the 6-8 quart pan.

Notes

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