Stove Top Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 3 pound beef chuck 
• 6  carrots peeled cut into chunks
• 4 stalks celery chopped
• 1 tablespoon basil dried
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• 1  onion red chopped
• 6 medium potatoes red quartered
• 6 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 6  turnips peeled cut into chunks
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• pot
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Place the roast in the pot, and quickly brown on all sides.
3. Fill the pot with enough water to cover the roast.
4. Add the onion, garlic, celery, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 hours and 15 minutes, adding water if needed to keep the roast covered.
5. Add potatoes and turnips; simmer for an additional 15 minutes.
6. Add carrots; simmer for 30 minutes, or until roast can be pulled apart with a fork. Taste, and adjust salt and pepper if needed before serving.