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Pot roast: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on onion and garlic. Some add beef pot roast or chuck roast.

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  • 3 versions
  • 3 hr 25 min to 12 hr 20 min
  • Serves 4 to 6

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 9 November 2026.

Cider Braised Pot Roast with Crispy Sage Potatoes by Tieghan Gerard, a frame from the Instagram video

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We put the most-saved version first: Tieghan Gerard’s. A comforting beef pot roast braised in apple cider and broth, served with buttery smashed potatoes tossed in garlic and fresh sage for a crispy finish.

Cider Braised Pot Roast with Crispy Sage Potatoes from Tieghan Gerard’s Instagram video

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Cider Braised Pot Roast with Crispy Sage Potatoes

Recipe from Tieghan Gerard, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 3 hr 25 min
  • Serves 6
  • 14 ingredients
  • Oven

The only one of the 3 with beef chuck roast, kosher salt and black pepper, flour and butter.

Ingredients

  • 1 poundbeef chuck roast
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • 2 tablespoonsflour
  • 6 tablespoonsbutter
  • 3yellow onions
  • 4shallots
  • 2 cupsapple cider
  • 2 cupschicken broth or dry white wine
  • 2 tablespoonsfresh thyme
  • 2 tablespoonsapple butter
  • 1 poundsmall to medium potatoes
  • 1/4 cupfresh sage leaves
  • 1 teaspoongarlic powder
  • flaky sea salt

How it goes

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.

  2. Pat the beef chuck roast dry, season generously with kosher salt and black pepper, then coat all sides with flour.

  3. In a large oven‑safe Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of salted butter over high heat. Add the sliced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until softened.

  4. Add the halved shallots and ½ cup of apple cider, season with a little salt and pepper, and continue cooking another 5 minutes until the onions are lightly golden.

  5. Stir in the chopped fresh thyme, then place the seasoned roast into the pot, nestling it among the onions. Spread the apple butter over the top of the roast.

  6. Pour the remaining 1½ cups of apple cider and the 2 cups of chicken broth (or dry white wine) around the roast, ensuring the onions are just covered.

Then 7 more steps in the full recipe.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 pot roast recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Tieghan Gerard’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Cider Braised Pot Roast with Crispy Sage PotatoesTieghan Gerard · make this one first3 hr 25 min614Oven, Simmeredbeef chuck roast, kosher salt and black pepper, flour and butter
Slow-Cooker Black Magic Pot RoastFood Wishes12 hr 20 min611Slow cooker, Oven, Pan-friedbeef pot roast, black garlic, onion soup mix and balsamic vinegar
Apple Cider Pot RoastAllyssa Marshall4 hr 20 min411Oven, Pan-friedchuck roast, dijon mustard, bay leaf and carrots

What they share.

  • All 3use onion.
  • All 3use garlic.
  • 2 of 3use apple cider. Food Wishes’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use thyme. Food Wishes’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Only Tieghan Gerard simmers, poaches or braises. Only Food Wishes uses a slow cooker. Food Wishes and Allyssa Marshall pan-fry or sear; Tieghan Gerard doesn't.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Tieghan Gerard is the only one to use beef chuck roast, kosher salt and black pepper, flour and butter. Food Wishes is the only one to use beef pot roast, black garlic, onion soup mix and balsamic vinegar. Allyssa Marshall is the only one to use chuck roast, dijon mustard, bay leaf and carrots.

  • Time and list length

    Tieghan Gerard takes the least time (3 hr 25 min); Food Wishes the most (12 hr 20 min).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 9 November 2026.

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