Braised Beef w/ Lots of Onions

Ingredients:

• 2-3 lb boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 2 or 3 large pieces
• sea salt
• pepper
• 2 T olive oil
• 2 T butter
• 2 large onions, thinly sliced
• 2 T minced garlic, or 6 cloves smashed and peeled
• 1 small handful of thyme sprigs
• 1 c dry white wine

Instructions:

1. set meat out on a plate, season with salt and pepper and let set for 1 hour so it gets to room temp
2. preheat oven to 300F
3. in a Dutch oven or oven safe pot, heat oil over medium high heat
4. add in pieces of meat and brown it on both sides (6 min each side
5. next, remove meat from pan temporarily and add in butter, onions, thyme and garlic- mix together
6. add meat back in on top of this mixture and sauté for 10 min to help cook the onions
7. then, pour in wine and cover with the lid
8. cook for about 2 hours in the oven or until nice and tender
9. serve cut in slices and topped with onions