Roast beef/roasted veggie help

[ander]

As I was sick yesterday, I'm making roast beef dinner today. I cook my roast without water in a 375' oven for 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. My mom always did perfect roasted veggies around her roasts but mine never turn out...they're dry or stick to the pan or they're not fully cooked or burned or whatever. I'm keeping it simple, just potato wedges, carrots and onion. Should I do them in a separate pan, should I oil them first in case the roast doesn't have enough drippings. How long to do them? Help! TIA .

[CLCARR]

when I do roast like that I LIGHTLY oil the actual veggies in a mixing bowl then toss them in with the roast they get caralized and crispy

[brymommy]

I've never tried actually oiling them first although I've thought about it...

I boil the veggies for a few minutes first and then drain and let them sit until cool (helps them get a bit of a "coat") and put oil in the pan...

And I always buy one of those tetra packs of beef stock incase the roast doesn't have enough and baste This is also helpful if the veggies roast a little "too much" and I put a little in and swirl it around and it helps to lift the stuck veggies.

Seriously Roast Carrots are not veggies in our house. We eat them like candy! And I always make waaay more carrots and WAAAAAY more potatoes than needed... because left over roast potatoes cut up and fried the next day are DEVINE!

Now you are making me want to make a roast for dinner today! Silly DH for not cleaning the kitchen yesterday (I rarely cook BIG meals unless he cleans the kitchen )