Mediterranean Braised Beef Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 (2 ½ to 3 pound) boneless beef chuck shoulder pot roast
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 small onions, halved, sliced
• 4 medium shallots, sliced
• ¼ cup chopped pitted dates
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon ground pepper

How to make Mediterranean Braised Beef

1. Heat oven to 325oF.
2. Lightly coat beef pot roast with flour.
3. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until hot.
4. Brown pot roast; remove.
5. Add 1 ½ cups water and vinegar to Dutch oven; cook and stir until brown bits attached to pan are dissolved.
6. Return pot roast.
7. Add onions, shallots, dates, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
8. Cover tightly and cook in 325oF oven 2 to 2 ½ hours or until pot roast is fork-tender.
9. Remove pot roast; keep warm.
10. Cook liquid and vegetables over medium-high heat to desired consistency.
11. Carve pot roast.
12. Serve with sauce.

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