Classic Crock Pot Chuck Roast Food

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread the onion slices out into the bottom of the cooker.
• Spread the flour out onto a work surface. Sprinkle the chuck roast with salt and black pepper, and roll the roast in the flour to coat all sides. Using the edge of a small, sturdy plate, pound the flour into the meat. Place the floured roast into the cooker on top of the onions. Whisk together beef gravy mix, ranch dressing mix, and Italian dressing mix in a bowl, and whisk the mixes with water until smooth. Pour over the chuck roast. Distribute carrots around the meat.
• Cover the cooker, set to Low, and cook until the roast is tender and the gravy has thickened, about 8 hours.

CLASSIC POT ROAST FOR THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, stir together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons broth until smooth. Add remaining broth, tomato paste, potatoes, carrots, onion, and Worcestershire. Season with salt and pepper and toss.
• Season roast with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and rub with garlic. Place on top of vegetables. Cover and cook on high until roast is fork-tender, 5 hours (or 8 hours on low).
• Transfer roast to a cutting board; thinly slice against the grain. Place vegetables in a serving dish; skim fat from pan juices, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve, if desired. Serve roast and vegetables drizzled with juices.

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season beef with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add beef and cook until evenly browned, about 3-4 minutes per side. In a medium bowl, whisk together beef broth, wine, flour, tomato paste and Worcestershire; set aside. Place potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme and bay leaf into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in beef broth mixture; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Top with beef. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours, or until meat is fork-tender. Remove beef, potatoes, carrots, celery and onion from the slow cooker; shred beef, using two forks. Cover with aluminum foil. Strain cooking juices through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan over medium heat; discard solids. Skim any remaining fat from surface and discard. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, whisking constantly, until desired thickness, about 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve beef, potatoes, carrots, celery and onion with juices immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

CLASSIC CROCK POT CHUCK ROAST

Steps:

• Season roast with salt, pepper and garlic powder to your liking.
• Place in crock pot.
• In a bowl mix together the onion soup mix, cream of chicken soup and 2 soup cans of water.
• Pour mixture over roast.
• If the liquid does not cover roast, add a little more water (but just enough to cover roast).
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Before you are ready to eat Ladle gravy mixture into sauce pan.
• Mix 2 Tbsp of cornstarch with 1/4 cold water and mix into boiling gravy-- You can use it straight from the crock pot but my family likes a thicker gravy.

CLASSIC POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
• Season the chuck roast with the Kosher salt, pepper and thyme.
• Add the canola oil to a pan and heat. When it ripples and is hot add in the roast and brown, deeply, for 4-5 minutes on each side (or if you can, brown in your slow cooker).
• Add carrots, potatoes, garlic and beef broth and cook for 3 - 3 1/2 hours.

CLASSIC SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Place half the potatoes and carrots on the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Next, place the chuck roast on top of the vegetables.
• Place remaining vegetables on top and around the chuck roast.
• Pour homemade dry onion soup mix and homemade cream of mushroom soup over the top.
• Cover with a lid and cook on low for at least 8 hours, preferably 10.
• Shred meat slightly with two forks, serve hot.

CLASSIC SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Cut beef into medium size chunks trimming and discarding any large fat caps.
• Sear in oil until golden brown, repeating in batches to not overcrowd the pan. Deglaze pan drippings with stock and add it to the slow cooker with the beef.
• Pour in beef stock, beef bouillon roux, and soy sauce.
• Slice onion and carrots. Roughly cube potatoes. Add to the pot.
• Add bay leaves, salt, pepper, and parsley.
• Cover with lid. Cook on LOW 8-9 HOURS (highly recommended) or on HIGH 4 hours.
• Dice celery and add to the stew the last hour if cooking on high or the last two hours if cooking on low.
• Stir in Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix powder if using. See notes on adjusting cornstarch amount if using the soup powder as it contains a thickener. Make a slurry stirring cold water into cornstarch. Stir in the pot.
• Turn to high and cook 30 minutes.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a large cast iron skillet, heat the oil on medium-high heat. Season both sides of the beef roast with salt and pepper, and sear for 4 to 5 minutes on each side to give it a dark brown crust. Transfer the roast to a 6 to 7-quart slow cooker.
• Add the garlic, onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves to the slow cooker. Pour the beef broth and red wine on top. Add the lid and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours or on high for 5 to 6 hours.
• Remove the sprigs of rosemary, thyme, and the bay leaves. Then remove the roast and shred or slice it up.
• If you'd like to thicken the broth to more of a gravy consistency, stir together the arrowroot powder and water in a small bowl. Pour it into the slow cooker and stir everything together until it starts to thicken.
• Serve the meat and vegetables on a platter with some of the gravy (you can serve extra gravy on the side)