Slow Cooker Pot Roast

14h 14m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Add a three-pound chuck roast to a Dutch oven.
  2. 2Pat the roast dry with a paper towel.
  3. 3Salt and pepper both sides of the roast.
  4. 4Sear both sides of the roast in the Dutch oven.
  5. 5Place the seared roast in your crockpot.
  6. 6Add one thick sliced onion to the Dutch oven and sauté for a couple of minutes.
  7. 7Add five minced garlic cloves to the Dutch oven and sauté for a minute.
  8. 8Pour the onion and garlic mixture over the roast in the crockpot.
  9. 9Add five sliced carrots and two handfuls of whole Yukon gold potatoes to the crockpot.
  10. 10Add about one and a half cups of beef broth, two teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce, one tablespoon of fresh minced thyme and one tablespoon of fresh minced rosemary to the Dutch oven.
  11. 11Stir the mixture in the Dutch oven for a minute to scrape up the bits from the bottom.
  12. 12Pour the mixture from the Dutch oven over the other ingredients in the crockpot.
  13. 13Salt and pepper everything in the crockpot.
  14. 14Cover the crockpot and set the temperature to low for eight to nine hours.
  15. 15Remove the vegetables from the crockpot.
  16. 16Remove the meat and shred it using two forks.
  17. 17Cut the potatoes into halves.
  18. 18Place the shredded meat and vegetables in a serving dish.
  19. 19Strain the juices from the crockpot through a fine mesh strainer into a saucepan.
  20. 20Add a cornstarch slurry to the strained juices and heat on medium until thickened.
  21. 21Pour the gravy over the meat and vegetables.
  22. 22Add a pocketful of parsley to the top.

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 cornstarch slurry
  • 1 pocketful parsley

Equipment

Dutch ovenpaper towelcrockpotwooden spoontongsmesh strainerbowlknifetwo forks