Beef Pot Roast with Maple Sweet Potatoes and Cider Gravy
Kitchen Tested 
- Yield 8 servings
- Prep 30 mins
- Cook 40 mins
A full meal, built around a pot roast that's better than your mother-in-law's!
Looking for a little touch of fall, anytime? Beef pot roast, mashed sweet potatoes and cider gravy are the ultimate comfort food. Don't worry about the mess since this is a one-dish meal.
Ingredients
- 1 (3 to 3 1/2 -pound) boneless beef chuck shoulder pot roast
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 cup ready-to-serve beef broth
- 3/4 cup apple cider
- 3 pounds sweet potatoes, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons brandy or water
Instructions
- Heat oil in stockpot over medium heat until hot. Place beef pot roast in stockpot; brown evenly. Remove pot roast; pour off drippings and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Add onion and thyme to stockpot; cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add broth and cider; increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until browned bits attached to stockpot are dissolved. Return pot roast to stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 2 1/2 hours.
- Add sweet potatoes and garlic to stockpot; continue simmering, covered, 30 minutes or until sweet potatoes and pot roast are fork-tender.
- Remove pot roast; keep warm. Remove sweet potatoes and garlic with slotted spoon to large bowl, leaving cooking liquid in stockpot.
- Add maple syrup, ginger, remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to sweet potatoes. Beat until sweet potatoes and garlic are mashed and smooth; keep warm.
- Skim fat from cooking liquid; stir in cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1 minute or until thickened.
- Carve pot roast into slices; serve with mashed sweet potatoes and gravy.
Adapted from The Healthy Beef Cookbook, by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the American Dietetic Association (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2006)
