Pot Roast (momma's recipe)

Name: Pot Roast (momma's recipe)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 h
Total time: 10 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lbs chuck roast; carrots; celery; diced half white onion; 4 cups beef broth; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons corn starch; 1/4 cup water

9 steps

Prep:20minCook:10h

I like to put this roast over white rice but you can do mashed potatoes or whatever else you would like. Tips: Defrost the Beef – Make sure that the beef is fully defrosted before adding to the crock pot. This will ensure that the beef cooks evenly and is more tender. Cut the veggies into large pieces – Since the beef requires a longer cook time, cut all the vegetables into larger pieces so that they don’t get too soft while cooking. Don’t use Flour for the Gravy – I have found that cornstarch instead of flour works best to make the gravy for this roast. Cornstarch is flavorless so it thickens without changing the flavor of the droppings from the crock pot.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:53:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories622.7 kcal (31%)

Total Fat44.3 g (63%)

Carbs5.2 g (2%)

Sugars1 g (1%)

Protein47.6 g (95%)

Sodium1106.8 mg (55%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

0.5white onion

1 teaspoonminced garlic

½ teaspoonitalian seasoning

½ teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonpepper

2 tablespoonscorn starch

¼ cupwater

Instructions

Step 1

First, cut all of your vegetables into large chunks. You want them to be bigger so they will not turn into mush.

Step 2

Second, add the beef to the crock pot and then place the celery and carrots around the roast. Then add your onion to the crock pot as well.

Step 3

Next, add all your seasonings and then the beef broth on top in the slow cooker.

Step 4

Let this cook on low for 8-10 hours. You can cook on high for 4-5 hours if you prefer. I prefer a longer cook time for this recipe so that the beef is fork tender.

Step 5

Once the roast has cooked, shred the beef.

Step 6

Use a small bowl and whisk the water and the cornstarch together to make a cornstarch slurry.

Step 7

Take part of the liquid from the crock pot and put it in a sauce pan. Now, add in the water and cornstarch mixture in with the beef juice.

Step 8

Whisk this all together and bring it to a boil. Make sure to stir it frequently for about 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 9

Make sure to taste test the gravy before serving and add more salt and pepper if needed.