Pot Roast and Gravy (Rachel Ray)

*Read about the gravy in extra tidbits below BEFORE making it!*

3-4 tablespoons canola oil
1 4-5 pound rump roast
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons flour, plus enough to dredge the roast in
3 carrots, roughly chopped
4 stalks celery, roughly chopped
2 large onions, roughly chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
2 fresh bay leaves
3 cups water
**2 beef bouillon (i added this and just put it in the water on the side)

Gravy:
3 tablespoons butter
3-4 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

A handful of parsley, chopped, for garnish

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
Heat a large, ovensafe Dutch oven over medium-high heat with the canola oil. Season all sides of the roast well with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then dredge it in flour. Brown the roast well, about 3-4 minutes per side.
Once all sides are brown, add the carrots, celery, onion, garlic and fresh bay leaves to the pot, then fill it with water so that the liquid comes a third of the way up the roast. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and place in the oven for about 3 1/2-4 hours. If you don't have a tight-fitting lid for the pot, use tin foil instead and baste the roast every 30-40 minutes.
Once the roast is about 30 minutes from being done, start your gravy: place a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Melt the butter and stir in three tablespoons of flour. Cook the butter-flour mixture about 2-3 minutes, until it is light brown. Then, whisk in the beef stock, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce; season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Let the gravy cook down, whisking occasionally, until desired consistency.
Once the roast is done, remove it from the oven and place the meat on a cutting board, loosely covered with foil. Let the roast rest for about 15-20 minutes. While the meat is resting, strain the pan juices through a fine strainer, remove any extra fat, then stir the pan juices into the gravy.
Once the meat has rested, slice it across the grain and pour gravy over each portion.

Extra tidbits:
THE GRAVY IS GROSS!! YUCK! And to be honest, I don't think that the pot roast was tasty enough. Like I have mentioned before, we like seasoning and taste. Since I only put s&p on it, we made some other gravy and added bunches of s&p to make it taste good. This fell apart! I cooked it from 1:30p.m until almost 6 and it was VERY tender, just not tasty enough!