8 Perfect Pot Roast Recipes

There seems to be a daunting amount of onions in this Portuguese-inspired dish, but with the bacon they cook down to a wonderful, smoky jam surrounding super tender beef.

For a comforting wintry meal, F&W Test Kitchen Supervisor Marcia Kiesel adopts Simple French Food author Richard Olney's method of roasting lamb shanks at a low temperature with no added liquid. The spare ingredients yield an incredibly rich sauce that infuses the beans. The currant and berry notes in a right bank Bordeaux brighten this luxurious dish.

This supertender pot roast from Ben Dailey of Cebo in the Finger Lakes is all about the wine. Because it's the only liquid the meat braises in, be sure to pick out one that's rich and fruity. Dailey loves the 2013 Pinot Noir from local winemaker Dr. Konstantin Frank.

A perfect pot roast recipe.

This hearty pot roast is slowly cooked in a Belgian-style beer broth, and then smothered in tender kale and onions.

This spicy take on the classic is even better the next day.

This mirin-spiked, Japanese-inspired recipe is perfect alongside ride or udon noodles.

This French variation of traditional pot roast differs from traditional American pot roasts by threading long strips of pork fat through a tough cut of beef to add fat and flavor; for the home chef, braising the roast in a sauce flavored with cured pork works just as well.