Lazy Mary

Not Your Mama’s Pot Roast

Olive oil 

3-pound chuck roast 

Coarse salt 

3 ribs celery, diced 

2 onions, diced 

Pinch red pepper flakes 

3 cloves garlic, minced 

1/2 cup tomato paste 

1/2 cup red wine vinegar 

3 bay leaves 

2 star anise 

Sprig fresh thyme 

Pinch orange zest 

2 cups cubed butternut squash 

2 cups cubed Jerusalem artichokes 

6 dried figs, stems removed and quartered 

1/2 cup chicken stock

Preheat oven to 350F. Coat Dutch oven with oil and heat to medium-high. Salt roast and brown on all sides. Remove from pan. Lower heat to medium and cook celery, onions and pepper 8 minutes. Add garlic and tomato paste and cook 2 minutes. Stir in vinegar and cook 2 more minutes. Add seasonings. Return meat to pan and add 4 cups water. Cover and put in oven for 2 hours. Lift meat from pan and add remaining ingredients. Return meat to pan, cover and cook another 30 minutes. Remove lid and cook another 15 minutes.