Red Wine Pot Roast is an easy classic comforting meal made from braised chuck roast seasoned with herbs, spices and red wine cooked until it is fork-tender.
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RED WINE POT ROAST
Braised Red Wine Pot Roast is one of my all-time favorite roasts. You can even make it a one pot dinner by adding potatoes and carrots but we love serving it over mashed potatoes.
WHAT KIND OF RED WINE TO USE FOR POT ROAST
The first rule of cooking with wine is that you use one that you would also drink. If you wouldn’t drink it, then you shouldn’t cook with it because you won’t love the flavor of the dish.
Personally, I like to use merlot or cabernet sauvignon, because they are more dry than other varieties. Merlot will be slightly sweeter, while cabernet sauvignon will be richer.
For this recipe I stick with a cabernet sauvignon, if you do like another variety you won’t be disappointed. Personal tastes in wine are important and very subjective.
HOW TO MAKE THIS RED WINE POT ROAST RECIPE IN THE SLOW COOKER
- In a large sauté pan with oil over medium heat, season the roast and brown on all sides.
- Add, onion and tomato paste to the slow cooker, then put the roast on top.
- Add all other ingredients over the roast. Close the lid and cook on high for four hours, or low for eight hours.
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HOW LONG DOES POT ROAST KEEP?
Pot roast will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, any longer and it should be frozen. Try to save as much of the broth as possible to cover the meat, which will help keep it from drying out when reheated.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH POT ROAST
- Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Sautéed Green Beans
- Creamed Onions and Peas
- Baked Mac and Cheese
- Roasted Garlic Butter Mushrooms
HOW TO MAKE RED WINE POT ROAST IN THE INSTANT POT
- Season the roast, then sear it in oil and garlic in a large pan (depending on the size of your instant pot and the roast, you may be able to do this with the saute function of the pot).
- Add onions to the instant pot, then the roast. Pour in broth and wine.
- Close the lid and seal the pressure valve. On manual mode, set on high for 80 minutes. Release naturally and serve.
TIPS FOR MAKING POT ROAST
- Make sure you cut the vegetables into larger pieces, or they will cook too fast and become mushy.
- If you want more veggies, try potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, or sweet potatoes.
- Sub olive oil or butter for the canola oil if that’s what you have.
- Add a few pieces of fresh rosemary to the dutch oven for a more herby flavor.
- Don’t skip searing the meat on all sides before cooking, this is key to keeping the meat tender and juicy.
Red Wine Pot Roast
Red Wine Pot Roast made from chuck roast seasoned with herbs, spices and red wine cooked until it is fork-tender.
Ingredients
- 4-5 pound chuck roast
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 cups red wine
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and season the chuck roast with the Kosher salt, pepper and thyme and add to a large dutch oven with the canola oil on medium heat.
Brown the meat on all sides (3-4 minutes on each side) then remove from the pot.
Add the onions and garlic cooking for 1 minute, stirring frequently before adding in the tomato paste and cooking for 1 more minute, stirring well.
Add in the beef broth, red wine and the roast, cover and cook in the oven for 3-4 hours until fork tender.
Recipe Notes
Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
I’ve cooked dozens of different pot roasts. This recipe may be the best one we’ve ever used. It’s dynamite as long as you use a VERY GOOD red wine.
Thanks so much for coming back to let me know how much you enjoyed it, Joseph.
My go to recipe !
Fantastic! Thanks for the 5 stars, Kinga.
Made this for my husband tonight; he loved it! Enough for leftovers, which he’s thrilled about. (He’s the beef eater :>) … I did it on the stovetop, forgetting that I had a turkey roasting pan and could have used that. Smaller chuck roast, used 3/4 measurement and just came out great. Thank you!
I’m so glad to know it was a hit. Thanks for coming back to let me know, Bonnie.
Best pot roast I ever had!!! Thanks
Yay!!
I’ve made this several times and always turns out perfect. Hubs won’t have roast any other way.
Yay!! Thanks for coming back to let me know.
Can I use a foil pan don’t have a Dutch oven
I’m not sure it would hold in enough heat while in the oven, even covered with foil. If you decide to try, I’d love to know how it turns out.
Will this work for a Pikes Peak roast I just got from the meat market? It is 10 lbs. how should I adjust the cooking time?
Low heat and slow is best for Pikes peak roast. I would recommend using a meat thermometer to check for doneness depending on how you’d like it cooked. 130-140 medium rare, 145-150 medium and 155-165 well done. Good luck!
I just put this in the oven-but I am using three pieces of roast totaling 5.87 lbs. I stacked them in a cast iron dutch oven and made sure liquid covered the top. Will I need to adjust time and temp?