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11-21-2020 10:06 AM
I have never done a pot roast in the crock pot...I need suggestions...recipes i see are all over the place
I am looking for a recipe that isnt too out there...no unusual flavors...perhaps tomato paste? I have read that beer is good..
please share your tried and true home style suggestions...thanks
11-21-2020 11:18 AM
I keep my slow cooker pot roast very simple, that's how we like it.
I use 2 packages of au jus mix (with water according to package directions), chopped onion, small red potatoes and sliced or baby carrots, sliced fresh mushrooms if I have them on hand.
I sprinkle the roast with garlic salt and Lawry's season salt before putting in crockpot with au jus and veggies.
11-21-2020 11:26 AM
I've had very poor luck with roasts in the slow cooker. At the price of meat, I'd find another way to cook it. The meat comes out very dry, the leftovers are virtually inedible. It's like this cooking method boils all the fat and moisture out of the meat. Hope you have better luck than I.
11-21-2020 11:30 AM
@ProudMa I haven't tried it, but I did print a oven pot roast recipe from Taste of Home. Sounds yummy - just check out the website.
11-21-2020 11:31 AM
My mom used to add potatoes, onions and carrots and then pour some V-8 juice over everything. It was easy and pretty darn good.
11-21-2020 11:45 AM
Is your crock pot machine a stand alone type or part of an Instant Pot? My stand-alone unit only does that - slow cooking - and couldn't boil if it wanted to.
To get you started - season road s/p garlic thyme or whatever seasoning you want
Heat fry pan - for top of stove to brown roast - olive oil and turn the meat as it browns
Put cleaned veggies (carrots - potatoes - onions) on the bottom of the slow cooker
Place browned roast on top of veggies
Add beef stock to the cooker so it just covers the roast
Set Temperature selection on Low and let it cook for 8 hours.
Yes - some cooks add tomato paste - check Google for more details and use whatever seasoning you like.
Happy Pot Roast
11-21-2020 01:11 PM
I just buy the pot roast seasoning package in the spice aisle, mix it as directed and pour over roast. Cook for about 6 hours. Turned out great. Another method is use onion soup mix and water.
11-21-2020 01:21 PM
Google Mississippi pot roast. Best ever
11-21-2020 02:18 PM - edited 11-21-2020 02:26 PM
@ProudMa My only tips for doing a pot roast in the slow cooker is to use a thick cut of chuck roast and to use seasoned flour to coat the meat and brown it first before placing in the crock pot with the rest of your recipe ingredients.
After cooking when you remove the mat to rest thicken your gravy/sauce with a little flour.
Another way to have a thicker gravy is to add some minute tapioca in with your liquid before you start to slow cook the roast.
The Mississippi Pot Roast someone posted recently--maybe it was @Chi-town girl--is a good one, as is the old reliable onion soup mix one. @ECBG did a thread recently that led to a whole string of ideas. Use the search box at the top right of the forums to find them and even older ideas from here.
Hope this helps.
aroc3435
Washington, DC.
11-21-2020 02:49 PM
I sear mine first, and then add dry onion soup mix. I cook it on high for about 4 hours depending on the size of the roast.
Add my veggies during the last hour.
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