Slow cooked, melt in your mouth Pot Roast with Coffee Gravy and caramelized onions is the perfect comfort food for the chilly winter months!
Pot Roast with Coffee Gravy
I spend a lot of time in the kitchen over the holidays. Our family time revolves around food.Time spent cooking together and sitting down to a family meal is our bonding time. With the hectic schedule we have during the rest of the year, the holidays offer a window of opportunity for everyone to be together, without the stresses of everyday life.
My pot roast recipe today was inspired by thecraft coffee brewers from KitchenAid®, specifically the Custom Pour Over Coffee Brewer.Unlike a drip coffee maker, the Custom Pour Over Coffee Brewerprecisely heats and pulses the flow of water, steeping rather than flooding the brew basket. This allows the coffee grounds to “bloom” resulting in a full flavored cup of coffee…perfect for drinking AND coffee-infused cooking. The Custom Pour Over Brewer also offers the convenience of a traditional coffee maker with easy one touch settings, 24 hour programmability, and the ability to brew multiple cups of pour-over style coffee at the same time!
This slow cooked Pot Roast with Coffee Gravyis a comfort food favorite! It’s quite easy to make too. Making the caramelized onions for the gravy is the longest step in the process, but they are well worth it! And you can always find something else to do in the kitchen while they are cooking.I’m going to try making them in the slow cooker soon as well. I’ll let you know how that goes!
I love cooking with craft coffee because it gives your food such a nice flavor. I have someChocolate Chip Coffee Toffee cookies on the blog that my kids keep asking me to make. And not too long ago I also made some delicious Banana Pecan Coffee Cake muffins that disappeared quickly. But today we’re talking about pot roast!
To start, brown yourpot roast on all sides in a deep saucepan. Then transfer itto a clay pot. If you have a Dutch oven, you could brown your pot roast on the stove, then put that directly into the oven. For this recipe, mix a cup of brewed coffee, a cup of beef broth, and a 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar, then add it to the pot roast before putting it in the oven, along with a few sprigs of fresh thyme. Your pot roast is going to cook for 3-5 hours, until fork tender.
While your pot roast is cooking, you can get started caramelizing your onions. You’ll melt your butter over medium heat, then add your sliced onions and stir tocoat. Reduce your heat, and cook on low for about 50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1/4cup of balsamic vinegar and stir for a few more minutes. Remove your onions from the pan and set aside until you are ready to make the gravy.
Before starting the gravy,you’llneed to wait until your pot roast is completely cooked,because you need the brewed coffee-broth mixture that it has been cooking in.
Using the same pan that you used to make the caramelized onions, melt your butter and slowly add your flour, whisking to create a roux. Make sure there are no lumps before adding 1 1/2 cups of the liquid from the meat. Add the liquid slowly, whisking as you add it. You may want more or less liquid depending on how thin or thick you like your gravy. Add your caramelized onions back in and stir to combine. Keep your gravy warm until you are ready to use it.
This slow cooked pot roast is delicious served with roasted cauliflower, another one of our favorite holiday recipes!
Ready for the recipe?!
Pot Roast with Coffee Gravy (and caramelized onions)
Yield: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours 20 minutes
Total Time: 5 hours 35 minutes
Slow cooked, melt in your mouth Pot Roast with Coffee Gravy and caramelized onions is the perfect comfort food for the chilly winter months!
Ingredients
Pot Roast
- 3-5 lb chuck roast
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup coffee
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- several sprigs of thyme
Caramelized onions
- 3 onions, sliced into thin rings
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Gravy
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup liquid mixture from pot roast
- caramelized onions
Instructions
Pot Roast
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Heat oil in deep saucepan.
- Season roast with salt and pepper.
- Brown roast on all sides.
- Transfer roast to covered clay pot or Dutch Oven.*
- Mix a cup of coffee, a cup of beef broth and 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar together, and pour over meat.
- Cover meat and bake until fork tender, about 3-5 hours.
- Transfer meat to a cutting board, cover with foil, and let your meat rest for about 10 minutes.
Caramelizing onions
- Melt butter over medium heat.
- Add onions, stir to coat.
- Reduce, cook on low, stirring every so often for about 50 minutes.
- Add 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar.
- Stir for a few more minutes, remove from heat, cool. Remove onions from pan and set aside until ready to make gravy.
Gravy
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in pan.
- Slowly add the two tablespoons of flour, whisking to create a roux. Make sure there are no lumps.
- Slowly add coffee-broth mixture, whisking as you add.
- You may want to add slightly more or less liquid, depending on how thick or thin you like your gravy.
- Add caramelized onions back in, stir to combine. Keep gravy warm until you are ready to use it.
Notes
If you're using a Dutch oven, you could brown the meat on the stove and then just transfer it to the oven.*Allow for 1/2 lb of meat per person. A 3 lb pot roast will feed 6 adults.
