Company Pot Roast

4- to 5- pound prime boneless beef chuck roast, tied

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

All-purpose flour

Good olive oil

chopped carrots (4 carrots)

chopped yellow onions (2 onions)

chopped celery (4 stalks)

chopped leeks (white and light green parts (2 to 4 leeks))

large garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)

good red wine (such as Burgundy)

whole plum tomatoes in puree

chicken broth

chicken bouillon cube

branches fresh thyme

branches fresh rosemary

unsalted butter at room temperature