Chipotle Pot Roast With Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 - 3 1/2 lbs chuck roast (tied with kitchen twine if boneless or not compact) or 3 -3 1/2 lbs round roast (tied with kitchen twine if boneless or not compact)
1 tablespoon oil
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
1 onion, cut into wedges
1 chipotle pepper, minced (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo)
1 tablespoon adobo seasoning (from the can of chipotles in adobo)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 2 tablespoons maple syrup or 2 tablespoons agave syrup
3/4 cup beef broth

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In an oven safe Dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat and sear roast well on all sides; season with salt and pepper.
Add sweet potatoes and onion.
Stir together remaining ingredients and pour over roast.
Cover and cook in the oven until beef is fork tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours.