Barefoot Contessa Company Pot Roast

INGREDIENTS

(4- to 5-pound) prime boneless beef chuck, roast

2 cups

2 onions

2 cups

2 to 4 leeks

2 cups

4 carrots

Branches rosemary

Branches thyme

2 cups

Celery

Garlic cloves, large

1 28 ounce can

Plum tomatoes in puree, whole

Chicken bouillon cube

1 cup

Chicken stock or canned chicken broth, homemade

All-purpose flour

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Olive oil, Good

1 tbsp

Butter, unsalted

2 tbsp

Cognac or brandy

2 cups

Red wine, good