Steakhouse Pot Roast With Blue Cheese Gravy
Steakhouse Pot Roast With Blue Cheese Gravy offers a tender chuck roast slow-cooked with onions, potatoes, and fresh thyme, resulting in rich, deeply flavored meat. The dish features a creamy blue cheese gravy made by whisking blue cheese and heavy cream into the braising liquid, lending a savory tang that complements the hearty roast. This meal is ideal for a comforting dinner and uses classic pot roast techniques enhanced by the distinct flavor of blue cheese.
Ingredients
- 3-4 pound chuck roast
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 1 yellow onion , halved and thinly sliced
- 8 small potato Yukon gold variety
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 6 prigs thyme fresh
- 1/2 cup blue cheese , crumbled
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Season the chuck roast with the Kosher salt, pepper and thyme.
- Add the vegetable oil to a pan and heat. When it ripples and is hot add in the roast and brown, deeply, for 4-5 minutes on each side.
- Add onions and potatoes around the roast.
- Mix together the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme and add to the pot.
- Cover the pot with the lid and place in the oven on center rack.
- Cook, covered, for 3 - 3 1/2 hours in the oven.
- Remove from the oven and remove thyme sprigs.
- Remove the potatoes and pot roast gently.
- Add in the heavy cream and 1/3 cup of the blue cheese crumbles.
- Set on stovetop on medium-high heat and whisk together, cooking for 6-8 minutes until it thickens.
- Add the beef back into the pot, break apart into large chunks.
- Serve in a bowl with potatoes broken in half covered in blue cheese gravy and sprinkle on remaining blue cheese.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 561
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 561kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 144mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 807mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 1387mg | 30% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 341IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 36mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 116mg | 12% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.