Yankee Pot Roast for Two

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Yankee pot roast—a big piece of beef braised slowly with lots of onions, carrots, and potatoes—is a hearty one-pot dinner meant to feed a crowd. We wanted a recipe that wouldn't leave us with days of leftovers—a scaled-down version featuring supertender meat and a full-flavored sauce.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from All-Time Best Dinners for Two

SERVES 2

TIME 3 hours

Yankee Pot Roast for Two
All-Time Best Dinners for Two

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from All-Time Best Dinners for Two

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We started with beefy top blade steaks, which are nicely marbled. To ensure that our vegetables turned out tender, not mushy, we waited until the last hour of braising to add them. For the braising liquid, tasters favored chicken broth for ...

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