CL Beef Pot Roast and Gravy - 6-Qt Pressure Cooker

Entered for safe-keeping, adapted from Julianna Grimes, September 2010 Cooking Light. Calls for 6- or 8-quart pressure cooker. For best results, use Pressure Cooker Beef Stock for lower sodium but rich taste. Don't omit the parsnips or turnips -- they provide a very mellow flavor. I don't see many potatoes labeled Yukon Gold any more; now they might be called "yellow". A serving = 3 oz. beef, 2/3 cup vegetables, and 2 tablespoons sauce.

• Ready In: 1 hr 36 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 3  lbs  boneless chuck roast, trimmed
• 1  teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2  teaspoons olive oil
• 3  cups  rich  homemade beef stock (preferably made in pressure cooker, Cooking Light Pressure-Cooker Beef Stock - 6-Qt Pressure Cooker)
• 1⁄2 cup dry red wine
• 4  fresh thyme sprigs, tied securely together with twine
• 3  garlic cloves, chopped
• 3  large parsnips, peeled and diagonally cut into 2-inch pieces
• 3  large carrots, peeled and diagonally cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1  lb turnip, each cut into 8 wedges
• 1  lb yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1  large onion, cut into 8 wedges
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 12  fresh thyme sprigs (optional)

Directions

1. Sprinkle roast evenly with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a 6- or 8-quart pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add oil to cooker; swirl to coat.
3. Add roast to cooker. Sauté 5 minutes, browning on all sides.
4. Stir in 3 cups rich beef stock and wine.
5. Close lid securely. Bring to high pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to medium or level needed to maintain high pressure. Cook for 35 minutes.
6. Remove from heat. Use quick release method favored by your pressure cooker manufacturer: release pressure through steam vent, or place cooker under cold running water to release pressure.
7. Remove lid, directing steam away from you. Add thyme sprigs, garlic, parsnips, carrots, turnips, potatoes and onions.
8. Close lid securely. Return to high pressure, cook 1 minute.
9. Remove from heat. Use quick release method favored by your pressure cooker manufacturer: release pressure through steam vent, or place cooker under cold running water to release pressure. Let stand 5 minutes.
10. Remove roast. Slice roast thinly, and place on a platter.
11. Remove vegetables from cooker using a slotted spoon, and place on platter with roast. Cover and keep roast and vegetables warm.
12. Strain cooking liquid through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a large bowl. Discard solids.
13. Bring cooking liquid to a boil over medium-high heat in a large, wide skillet. Cook until reduced to 1 1/2 cups (about 15 minutes).
14. Remove 1/4 cup cooking liquid from pan. Add 2 tablespoons flour, stirring with a whisk.
15. Return flour mixture to pan. Cook 2 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring with a whisk.
16. Serve sauce with roast and vegetables. Garnish each serving with a fresh thyme sprig, if desired.