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Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Homemade Gravy
"(recipe adapted from The Pioneer Woman Cooks and my mom) (serves 4-6)This easy slow cooker pot roast recipe has lots of flavor and yields fork-tender meat. Plus, this recipe for classic homemade gravy tops this meal off perfectly. I adapted the recipe by using dry spices instead of fresh and by cooking it in the crock pot...."
INGREDIENTS
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Pot Roast:
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2-3 tbsp. olive oil
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salt (preferably coarse salt like kosher)
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pepper
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3 to 5 lb. chuck roast (could also use top or bottom round roast)
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2 onions, peeled and cut in half
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6-8 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch sticks
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2 c. beef stock
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1 tsp. dry crushed rosemary or 3-4 fresh rosemary sprigs
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1 tsp. dried thyme or 2-3 fresh thyme sprigs
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Gravy (makes 4 c.)*
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4 tbsp. fat (from beef drippings [instructions below] or butter)
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4 tbsp. flour
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2 c. of beef stock (from the crockpot when meat is done cooking)
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seasoned salt (I like Lawry's)
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pepper
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(*You can control your gravy amount using this formula: Use equal parts fat and flour. Use 1/2 c. beef stock per 1 tbsp. fat/flour.)
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