Company pot roast Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 1 (1.8–2.2kg) prime boneless beef braising roast, tied
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Plain flour
• Good olive oil
• 4 carrots, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 leeks, chopped
• 5 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 475ml good red wine, such as Burgundy
• 2 tbsp Cognac or brandy
• 800ml whole plum tomatoes in puree
• 240ml chicken stock, preferably homemade
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 3 branches fresh thyme
• 2 branches fresh rosemary
• 15g unsalted butter, at room temperature