Braised Beef And Onions

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (2 lb) beef chuck, pot roasts (well-marbled boneless 1 1/2 inches thick)
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs onions, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced lengthwise (6 cups)
• 6 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 pat meat dry. stir together allspice, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl and rub all over meat.
• 3 spread half of onions and half of garlic in a 13- by 9-inch roasting pan and arrange meat on top. spread remaining onions and garlic over meat. tightly cover pan with foil and roast, turning meat over after 1 hour, until meat is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours total.
• 4 skim fat from pan juices. slice meat across the grain and sprinkle with parsley. serve with onions and pan juices.
• 5 note:.
• 6 beef can be braised 2 days ahead. cool meat in juices, uncovered, then slice and chill in juices, covered. reheat, covered, in a 350°f oven 30 to 40 minutes.