sunday pot roast

How To Make sunday pot roast

• 1

  Trim any excess fat from beef. Discard fat. Cut beef into serving-size pieces; season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• 2

  Scrub potatoes. Cut scrubbed potatoes into quarters. Cut carrots and parsnip diagonally into 3/4-inch slices. Slice celery into 1 1/2- to 2- inch pieces.
• 3

  Place potato, carrot, parsnip, celery, onion and bay leaves in slow cooker. Sprinkle rosemary and thyme over vegetables.
• 4

  Arrange beef over vegetables in slow cooker. Pour broth over beef.
• 5

  Cover slow cooker and cook pot roast on LOW about 8 1/2 to 9 hours or until beef is fork-tender.
• 6

  Remove beef to large serving platter. Arrange vegetables around beef on platter. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve pot roast with juices from slow cooker or with gravy, if desired.
• 7

  GRAVY: Ladle the juices from the slow cooker into a 2-cup measuring cup; place in a small saucepan and heat to a boil. For each cup of juice , mix 1/4 cup of cold water and 2 tblsp flour until smooth. Add to the boiling juices, stirring constantly; cook 1 minute or until thickened.
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