cider braised pOt rOast with caramelized OniOns and sweet pOtatOes - Sugar Booger Sweets

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chuck eye roast or bottom round roast
• 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
• 1 ½ tsp freshly grated black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 ½ cups hard cider
• ½ cup beef stock
• 1 oz apple brandy
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced
• 3-4 large carrots cut into large chunks (I used a few handfuls of small to medium rainbow colored carrots from my garden)
• 2-3 sweet potatoes (I used a variety of Japanese and jewel sweet potatoes), peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• ½ cup cold water
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter