slow cooked pot roast (sallye)
Another classic pot roast adapted to the slow cooker - - a perfect combination. Nothing fancy, but it surely is delicious and warming on a cool autumn evening. And your house will smell so good all day while it's cooking.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
5 Hr
method
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
yield
4-6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 TO 3 pounds sirloin round roast
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 10 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon ap flour
- 12 ounces beef broth***
- or - 12 oz water + 1 tbs beef bouillon
- 3/4 cup merlot wine (or your choice red)
- 1 package knorr's french onion soup mix
- 8 ounces baby carrots
- 1 large white onion
- 4 to 6 medium yukon gold potatoes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch or flour
How To Make slow cooked pot roast (sallye)
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Step 1Peel garlic cloves and cut into thin slices and set aside Have slow cooker ready.
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Step 2Unroll roast if necessary and lay flat on a cutting board or clean surface. Combine salt, pepper and celery salt and vigorously rub into roast.
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Step 3Sprinkle garlic slices on roast and roll up and tie with cooking twine. Lightly dredge with flour.
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Step 4Heat oil in heavy skillet until shimmering, sear the roast on all sides. Gently transfer the rolled roast to the crockpot.
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Step 5Gently stir the beef broth, wine, and Knorr's French onion soup mix until well blended. Pour over roast.
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Step 6Cook roast on low for 3 to 4 hours.
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Step 7After 3 or 4 hours, peel and quarter potatoes. Peel onion and cut into thin slices. Transfer potatoes, onions and carrots to slow cooker with roast, layering them around the roast.
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Step 8Turn temperature to high and cook for approximately 1 hour until vegetables and roast are tender.
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Step 9GRAVY: Place 2 tablespoons cornstarch in small bowl, add enough water or beef stock to make a thin paste. Stir this into the roast juices and cook until thickened.
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Step 10Place vegetables and roast back into crockpot and ladle gravy over them.
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Step 11Best served while still warm.
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