Beer Braised Chuck Roast with Red Onions, Parsnips, and Carrots – Love This Cookbook

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 large red onions, sliced thick (one inch slices)
• 1 3 pound chuck roast nicely marbled with fat
• salt and pepper to taste (for most meats 1 teaspoon salt per pound works nicely )
• 1 medium-bodied beer (such as a pilsner or golden ale, not IPA )
• 5 medium carrots peeled
• 3 medium parsnips peeled
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 -1/2 cup braising liquid from the roast (whatever you can spare leaving some for final plating )
• 2 cloves fresh garlic smashed and chopped
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• salt and pepper to taste