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Recipe Tags: 15 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion North American Main Dish Beef Fruit American Oven Roast Dietary Low Calorie Low Carb Low In Something Apples Meat Roast Beef Equipment Number Of Servings

Apple Juice Roast

Steps

Cook onions in 1 tbsp butter or shortening in dutch oven until tender-crisp.
Set aside.
Brown roast in remaining butter or shortening in dutch oven over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes or until browned on both sides.
Pierce entire surface of meat with fork.
Combine apple juice , catsup , salt , pepper , thyme , mustard and basil.
Add to meat.
Top meat with reserved cooked onions.
Cover and cook slowly 2 1 / 2 hours or until almost tender.
Brush sweet potatoes with lemon juice for bright color.
Add to meat.
Continue cooking , covere d , 30 to 40 minutes or until meat and potatoes are tender.
Place meat and potatoes on warm platter.
Sprinkle potatoes with chopped parsley or garnish with apple rings and parsley , if desired.
Serve gravy over sliced meat.
If dutch oven is cast iron , transfer to a glass dish.
Gravy: skim excess fat from cooking liquid.
Add water if needed to make 1 1 / 2 cups.
Mix 1 / 2 cup water and 2 tbsp unbleached flour.
Stir gradually into cooking liq.

Ingredients

boneless beef chuck roast, pepper, onions, thyme leaves, butter, prepared mustard, apple juice, basil leaves, catsup, sweet potatoes, salt, lemon juice, parsley, apple