Busy-Day Pot Roast | Recipes Direct

Ingredients

• ***For the roast:***
• 1 (3-pound) chuck roast, tied and patted dry
• coarsely ground salt, to taste
• coarsely ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups onion, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup celery, coarsely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 1/4 cups water, plus more, to taste
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• ***For the vegetables:***
• 3/4 pound turnips, peeled and cut into 1-1/2-inch-wide wedges
• 3/4 pound small new potatoes
• 3/4 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch-wide pieces