Easy Jamaican Pot Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 1/2 - 4 lbs roast (cross rib, rump, blade, or fatty round)
    3 tablespoons vegetable oil (may substitute margarine)
    1 teaspoon sea salt
    1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
    2 teaspoons dried thyme, sprigs or 6 sprigs fresh thyme
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    1 large onion, chopped
    2 large tomatoes, chopped
    1 -3 scotch bonnet pepper, small hot colourful peppers chopped finely, discard seeds (use gloves to handle or make sure to wash your hands VERY well after finishing with peppers...don't )
Preparation
    Put oil into dutch oven or cast iron pot and heat on high until hot and smoking.
    Add roast beef and sear on all sides, till well browned.
    Lower heat and season roast with sea salt, paprika and thyme.
    Add garlic, onions, tomatoes and hot peppers together, mix well and add to pot with roast.
    On top of roast and along the sides.
    Cover and cook on top of the stove on low heat for 3-4 hours, baste often with juice in pot until meat is tender and falls apart with fork.
    Thicken spicy gravy and serve over hot rice or roasted potatoes and slices of the pot roast.

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