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Really Good Slow Cooker Pot Roast
8h
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Pat the 3 lb chuck roast dry with a paper towel.
2
Salt and pepper both sides of the chuck roast.
3
Sear both sides of the chuck roast in a Dutch oven.
4
Remove the seared chuck roast and place it into a crock pot.
5
Add 1 thick sliced onion to the Dutch oven and sauté for a couple of minutes.
6
Add 5 minced garlic cloves to the Dutch oven and sauté for about a minute.
7
Dump the onion and garlic mixture on top of the roast in the crock pot.
8
Add 5 cut up carrots and two handfuls of whole Yukon gold potatoes to the crock pot.
9
Add 1.5 cups of beef broth to the Dutch oven.
10
Add 2 teaspoons of where's your sister sauce to the Dutch oven.
11
Add 1 tablespoon of fresh minced thyme to the Dutch oven.
12
Add 1 tablespoon of fresh minced rosemary to the Dutch oven.
13
Stir the mixture in the Dutch oven with a wooden spoon for about a minute, scraping all the good bits off the bottom.
14
Pour all the liquid from the Dutch oven on top of everything in the crock pot.
15
Salt and pepper the contents of the crock pot one more time if desired.
16
Place the lid on the crock pot and set the temperature to low for 8 to 9 hours.
17
Once cooked, remove the lid, vegetables, and meat from the crock pot.
18
Shred the meat using two forks.
19
Cut up the potatoes into smaller, easier-to-serve pieces.
20
Pour all the juices from the crock pot through a fine mesh screen.
21
Heat the strained juices over medium heat.
22
Add a corn starch slurry to the heated juices to make gravy.
23
Pour the gravy over the shredded meat and vegetables.
24
Garnish with parsley if desired.
Ingredients
3 lb chuck roast
paper towel
salt
pepper
1 thick sliced onion
5 minced garlic cloves
5 cut up carrots
2 handfuls whole Yukon gold potatoes
1.5 cups beef broth
2 teaspoons where's your sister sauce
1 tablespoon fresh minced thyme
1 tablespoon fresh minced rosemary
corn starch slurry
1 pocket full parsley
Equipment
Dutch oven
crock pot
wooden spoon
fine mesh screen
two forks
Tips
Pat the chuck roast dry with a paper towel before browning.
Sear both sides of the roast for a good crust.
Scrape all the good bits off the bottom of the Dutch oven when deglazing.
Using fresh herbs and vegetables makes a difference.
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