Ingredients

  • 3 lbs chuck roast, 2 to 2 1/2 inches thick
  • 1/3 cup Italian dressing
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 small potatoes, about 1 . 5 inch chunks
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 3 medium carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup beef broth
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

Method

  • Pierce beef several times and put into ziplock bag; dump in the Italian dressing and first sliced onion into bag.
  • Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
  • Prepare the grill for medium heat.
  • Drain marinade from beef and put roast onto grill rack; discard marinade and first onion.
  • Grill roast at MEDIUM on grate, hood down, until beef is well seared, about 20 minutes, turning over at least once.
  • Meanwhile prepare a large aluminum roasting pan lined with foil large enough that later you can cover the meat).
  • Place the seared meat into that foil container, sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
  • Pierce the potatoes.
  • Arrange potatoes, second onion, and carrots around meat.
  • In a small bowl, mix beef broth, garlic, pepper, and rosemary); pour this over the meat and vegetables.
  • Cover all with foil.
  • Grill covered at MEDIUM heat until roast is tender, possibly up to 1 1/2 hours. Recently, made a 2 1/4 pound roast and it only took 1 hour and 15 minutes after the initial searing. Use your meat thermometer to gauge doneness level I would start checking after 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • Allow resting time of 10 minutes.