Deluxe Pot Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 to 5 lb.) boneless chuck roast
2 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced
1 c. Burgundy or other dry red wine
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. dried whole oregano
1 tsp. prepared horseradish
1 tsp. prepared mustard
1 bay leaf
8 small red potatoes, peeled
6 carrots, scraped and quartered
4 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces
fresh oregano sprigs (optional)

Preparation

Make lengthwise slits halfway through roast.
Insert a garlic slice into each slit.
Rub roast with salt and pepper; dredge in flour.
Brown roast on all sides in hot oil in a large Dutch oven or skillet.
Add sliced onion and wine to roast in Dutch oven.