Pot Roast with Dill Gravy
- 4 pounds beef chuck roast boneless
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 x salt
- 1 x black pepper
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon dill seed
- 2 medium onions sliced thick
- 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose for gravy
- 1/2 cup sour cream dairy
- In a Dutch oven, or large pan with a tight-fitting cover, brown meat in fat.
- Season with salt and pepper and remove from pan.
- Pour off fat drippings.
- Add water.
- Return meat to pan and sprinkle with dill seed.
- Place onion slices on top.
- Cover and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until done.
- (Or cook in a 325 degree F oven for same amount of time.)
- When done, remove meat and onion to a platter and keep warm.
- For 2 cups of gravy, pour liquid from pan into a 2-cup measuring cup.
- Let stand for 1 minute to allow fat to come to top.
- Discard all but 4 Tablespoons (or less) of fat.
- Add enough water (or other liquid) to measure 2 1/2 cups of liquid.
- Return to pan.
- In same cup, measure 1/2 cup cold water and blend in flour.
- Add mixture slowly to liquid in pan.
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook until thickened, about 3 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Add sour cream, a small amount at a time, and mix well.
- Taste gravy and correct seasoning, if necessary, with salt and pepper.
- If gravy is not hot enough when ready to serve, place pan over very low heat, but do not boil, or gravy may curdle.
- Slice meat, and serve gravy separately.
vegetable oil, salt, black pepper, water, dill, onions, flour, sour cream dairy
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pot-roast-dill-gravy-42204 (may not work)