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Dilled Pot Roast
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³
cup unbleached, all-purpose
flour
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 pounds beef roast, rump,
chuck or arm cut
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
3 onions, peeled and cut into
eighths
3 carrots, peeled and sliced into
1-inch pieces
2 celery stalks, with tops,
cut into 1-inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1½ teaspoons dill seed
1 teaspoon peppercorns
¼ cup beef stock, low-sodium
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Sauce
cooking juices from beef
3 tablespoons unbleached,
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
1 teaspoon dill weed
½ cup lowfat sour cream
Makes 8 servings
Combine flour with salt and pepper. Coat beef with flour mixture, shaking off ex
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cess. Heat oil in a Cuisinart
®
12-inch skillet over medium-high heat; brown beef on
all sides. Transfer to platter or cutting board; cool for a few moments. Rub mustard
evenly over all sides of the beef.
Place onions, carrots, celery, garlic, dill seed and peppercorns in the ceramic pot of
the Cuisinart
®
Slow Cooker. Top with the mustard-coated beef. Pour in stock and
vinegar. Cover and press the on/off button to turn the unit on. Set time to 10 to 12
hours and press Low; slow cooker will automatically switch to Warm when cook
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ing time has elapsed.
Remove beef, transfer to storage container, strain and discard vegetables. Pour
cooking juices over beef; cover and refrigerate overnight. One hour before serving,
remove beef (reserve juices), and cut off visible fat. Place in a small roasting pan
and reheat at 325°F for 30 to 45 minutes. Strain cooking juices into a Cuisinart
®
2¾-quart saucepan; discard fat. Add flour, mustard and dill; stir over medium heat
until sauce comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from heat, cool briefly and stir in
sour cream. Taste for seasoning and add ¼ teaspoon salt if desired. Cut meat into
thin slices; pour some sauce over the top and pass the rest in a sauceboat.
Nutritional information per serving (based on 8 servings):
Calories 226 (23% from fat) • carb. 16g .• pro. 9g • fat 3g • sat. fat 1g
• chol. 6mg • sod. 420mg • calc. 53mg • fiber 2g