Fruit-Infused Chuck Roast

Ingredients

• 3 and 1/2– 4 pound (1 and 1/2–2 kilogram) chuck roast
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2–3 sweet potatoes, cubed
• 2–3 carrots, thickly sliced
• 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons silan, such as Heaven & Earth Date Syrup
• 1 tablespoon Glicks Soy Sauce
• 3/4 cup Baron Herzog Zinfandel wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup frozen mixed berries
• 1 and 1/2 cups water