Ingredients

  • Canola oil spray
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen pearl onions
  • 2 large potatoes, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 to 3/4 pound boneless chuck roast
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/3 cup broth, preferably beef
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 large carrots, sliced into coins, or 1 cup whole baby carrots
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen cut green beans
  • 4 to 6 mushrooms, thickly sliced

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 450F.
  • Spray the inside and lid of a cast-iron Dutch oven with canola oil.
  • Peel the onions, if using fresh, and drop them into the pot with the potatoes.
  • Mix and lightly season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the meat and again season with salt and pepper.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the tomato paste, broth, and Worcestershire sauce until fully incorporated.
  • Pour half of the mixture over the meat.
  • Add layers of carrots, green beans, and mushrooms and pour in the rest of the sauce.
  • Cover and bake for 48 minutes for medium/well-done meat and crunchy vegetables, 53 minutes for more well-done meat and softer vegetables, or until the aroma of a fully cooked meal escapes the oven.
  • Serve immediately.
  • Rub the meat with crushed red pepper flakes and white pepper before arranging it in the pot.
  • Add 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard to the broth mixture.
  • Omit the Worcestershire sauce and instead add 1/2 teaspoon each of dried marjoram and dried thyme.
  • Leave out the entire broth mixture and instead place 3 or 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary in the pot.
  • Be sure to remove the sprigs before serving.
  • Calories: 663
  • Protein: 36g
  • Carbohydrates: 55g
  • Fat: 32g
  • Cholesterol: 117mg
  • Sodium: 302mg
  • Fiber: 9g