Italian Spiced Beef Pot Roast

Serves 6-8 (leftovers freeze)

Ingredients:

aprrox 1.8kg beef pot roast

salt and pepper

butter/oil

1 sweet pepper, seeded and diced

1/2 onion, diced

4 cremini mushrooms, sliced

2 garlic cloves, sliced, or minced

750ml liquid (water, stock, wine, or a combination of)

1 796ml tin crushed tomatoes

30ml Italian spice blend

60ml pitted and chopped sun dried olives

Directions:

Season beef with salt and pepper

Heat oil and butter in pan, add beef, and brown on all sides

Remove beef to an oven safe pot, remove some of the oil, and add vegetables to sauté

Once vegetable begin to caramelize, add to pot with beef

Deglaze pan with some liquid and pour into pot

Add remaining ingredients to pot, bring to a simmer, place a lid on, and bake 3 hours till tender

Transfer beef and vegetables to bowl, remove fat from sauce, and pour over beef and veg.

Serve