Recipe Pot Roast SimpleFoodie.com -

Ingredients

• beef chuck roast - boneless, 3 lbs, patted dry
• salt, 1/4 cup, to taste
• black pepper, 2 Tbsps, to taste
• olive oil, 2 Tbsps
• onion, 1, chopped
• garlic clove, 3, minced
• tawny port, 1 1/2 cups
• beef broth, 2 cups
• Worcestershire sauce, 2 Tbsps
• tomato - chopped (canned), 3 1/2 cups
• bay leaf, 3
• oregano (dried), 1 Tbsp
• thyme (dried), 1 Tbsp
• gingerroot, 1/4 cup, minced
• brown sugar, 1 Tbsp, packed tightly
• carrot, 3/4 lb, peeled and cut diagonally into 3/4 inch slices
• parsnip, 1/2 lb, peeled and cut diagonally into 3/4 inch slices
• turnip, 1/2 lb, peeled and cut diagonally into 3/4 inch slices
• button mushroom, 1/2 lb, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• cornstarch, 3 Tbsps
• water, 3 Tbsps