Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

854 mins
Serves 4
Serves

Directions

  1. 1.

    Pat the 3 pound chuck roast dry with a paper towel.

  2. 2.

    Season both sides of the roast with salt and pepper.

  3. 3.

    Sear both sides of the roast in a hot Dutch oven.

  4. 4.

    Place the seared roast in a crockpot.

  5. 5.

    Sauté one thickly sliced onion in the same Dutch oven.

  6. 6.

    Add 5 minced garlic cloves and sauté for about a minute.

  7. 7.

    Place the sautéed onions and garlic on top of the roast in the crockpot.

  8. 8.

    Add 5 sliced carrots and 2 handfuls of Yukon gold potatoes to the crockpot.

  9. 9.

    In the Dutch oven, add 1 1/2 cups of beef broth, 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme, and 1 tablespoon of fresh rosemary.

  10. 10.

    Stir the mixture for a minute to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot.

  11. 11.

    Pour the mixture over the other ingredients in the crockpot.

  12. 12.

    Season with salt and pepper.

  13. 13.

    Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours.

  14. 14.

    Remove the lid and take out the vegetables and meat.

  15. 15.

    Shred the meat with two forks.

  16. 16.

    Cut the potatoes in half for easier serving.

  17. 17.

    Strain the juices from the crockpot into a saucepan.

  18. 18.

    Make a cornstarch slurry and add it to the strained juices.

  19. 19.

    Pour the gravy over the shredded meat and vegetables.

  20. 20.

    Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chuck roast
  • 1 salt
  • 1 pepper
  • 1 oil
  • 1 onion
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 5 carrots
  • 2 handfuls Yukon gold potatoes
  • 1.5 cups beef broth
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
  • 1 pocketful parsley
  • 1 cornstarch slurry

Equipment

Dutch oven paper towel crockpot wooden spoon tongs mesh screen bowl fork

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