A Crock pot roast day is something that families await for a very long time, and it either ends up happening on special occasions or weekends. However, for all those who have never tried a Crock pot roast ever before, no worries as we have brought you the most simplified Crock pot roast recipe, which will immediately hook you to the dish.
We all know whenever the Crock pot roast day ends up coming close, almost all of us have some role to play in the entire cooking process, be it peeling the potatoes and the carrots or something else. The most important ingredient for a proper Crock pot roast recipe is firstly the right cut-off meat, and after that a Crock pot, you can also be referred to as a slow cooker, and if you don’t have one you will easily find it in your local supermarket.
The authenticity of this particular dish comes from the cooking procedure which is done over a long period of time while tenderizing the meat in the Crock pot or slow cooker, when all the other ingredients such as the gravy, potatoes, and carrots, keep on absorbing the flavors from the meat.
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Crock pot roast recipe
For this particular Crock pot roast recipe, you can go for a varied selection of meat starting from chuck roasts, bottom rounds, short ribs, or rump roasts. However our selection currently will be the chuck roast which has got ample amount of marbling which is suggestive of proper meat-to-fat ratio and at the same time, as it is a tough meat, it will easily tenderize properly over time.
Ingredients(for the meat)
3 lbs of chuck roast meat
Four tablespoons of Olive oil
Two teaspoons of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
One teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
One teaspoon of Chilli powder
1 teaspoon paprika
Half a teaspoon of black pepper
Two tablespoons of all-purpose flour
Ingredients (for the gravy)
One cup of chicken broth
Two cups of beef brought
One cube beef Bouillon
One and a half teaspoons of onion powder
One teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Ingredients(for sides)
2 lbs baby potatoes(cut in halves)
2 lbs whole carrots(cut in halves or one thirds)
Ingredients(for finishing gravy)
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
1 tablespoon of cold butter
Steps:
1. It is going to be a long cooking process and first we are going now start with our meat, we will make a seasoning rub combining salt, garlic powder, onion powder, Chilli powder, Paprika, black pepper, and brown sugar, and coat the meat well with it. After it has been done you will take the flour and rub it on both sides of the meat, and let it sit for a while.
2. The next step will be to take a big size pan, put it in the olive oil, and heat it very well, then you will add the roast onto the pan and sear each side for 3 minutes approximately, once it takes up a bit of color flip it. Take it off the pan when it has formed a brown crust on both sides.
3. The next step will be to combine the gravy ingredients in a Big Bowl which includes the broths, the beef bouillon cube, onion powder, garlic powder, and finally the soya sauce. Then in the same pan that was used for searing, add a bit of the gravy mixture while the pan is on heat and scrape all the flavors that have been left onto the pan while searing. use a spatula to do it.
4. Then finally we will take up the slow cooker, and put in all the gravy(both from the skillet and the bowl), following that we will add in the roast and our sides will be going in at the end. Finally, you will be putting on the lid and cooking the meal on low for about 8-10 hours. After it is done you will remove the pot roast, carrots, and baby potatoes onto another tray and start working with the gravy.
5. You can transfer the gravy juice into another skillet, in which you will add a mixture of cornstarch and cold water to thicken it up and finally end the entire cooking process with some cold butter, which will completely change the color of the gravy. Now portion your meal out serve it then enjoy it with your family.
Key takeaways
No for this entire Crock pot roast recipe, the cooking time can be shortened if you start cooking your pot roast over high heat for 6-7 hours. along with that the cut of meat completely depends on you, but we will suggest you take something hard to tenderize. Along with that soy sauce that has been used can be alternated with Worcestershire sauce.
Our group of chefs have properly tested this recipe, and it turned out to be a huge hit and we ended up having it over the entire weekend. The portions can be altered according to your own needs, and along with that, you can also use some other ingredients to flavor the gravy according to your liking. finally do try this Crock pot roast recipe at home and let us know how you liked it.
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