pot roast

American  

noun

1. a dish of meat, usually brisket of beef or chuck roast, stewed in one piece in a covered pot and served in its own gravy.

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pot roast British  

noun

1. meat, esp beef, that is browned and cooked slowly in a covered pot with very little water, often with vegetables added

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Etymology

Origin of pot roast

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Meieran is the proprietor of Clifton’s Republic, the kitschy, forest-themed restaurant on Broadway in downtown’s Historic Core that for nearly a century served up comfort food such as pot roast, mashed potatoes and Jell-O.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

She also might cook a pot roast big enough to feed the whole neighborhood while barely having enough carrots and potatoes for three.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2023

We had a big birthday dinner two nights ago and I made a pot roast, cream potatoes and green beans.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2023

For the beef dish, Ms. Brandt wanted to make something that Americans and Europeans alike would find familiar, so she created a pot roast with Catalan flavors, featuring olives, fennel and orange.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022

The food—fried okra, steamed corn on the cob, and pot roast that was so tender it fell right off the plastic fork—convinced me that Dolores was an even better cook than Maureen.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green