3 Hour Old Fashioned Oven Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 1 (3-5 lb)  bottom round beef roast
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning (or sesoning of your choice)
• 4 medium carrots, cut in 2 inch lenths
• 2 large onions, quartered
• 8 medium fresh mushrooms, whole
• 12 small new potatoes, scrubbed
• 1 1/4 cups water, divided (or beef broth)
• 3 tablespoons water, cold
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions

1. 1

   Pre heat oven to 375F degrees.

2. 2

   Sprinkle salt and pepper all over roast, place fat side up in dutch oven or roaster; bake uncovered for 1 hour at 375f degrees.

3. 3

   Reduce heat to 325f degrees, sprinkle roast with desired seasoning; add 1/2 cup water or broth to roaster, cover and bake for 1 hour.

4. 4

   Remove the roaster from the oven; add 3/4 cup water or broth to roaster, add the potatoes carrots, onions and mushrooms, sprinkle them with salt and pepper; cover and roast for another hour or until veggies are tender.

5. 5

   Remove roast to platter and slice; surround with veggies, cover with foil and keep warm.

6. 6

   Add cornstarch to cold water, whisk and add to roaster, whisk while bringing to boil, simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened; ladel over roast and veggies; serve and enjoy.