Slow Cooker Catalina Pot 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.

SLOW-COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, whisk water and beef base; add mushrooms, onion and garlic. Sprinkle roast with pepper; transfer to slow cooker. Drizzle with Worcestershire sauce. Cook roast, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender., Remove roast to a serving platter; tent with foil. Strain cooking juices, reserving vegetables. Skim fat from cooking juices. In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and salt until smooth; gradually whisk in cooking juices. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cooked vegetables. Serve with roast.

TANGY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, carrots and onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cut roast in half; rub with salt and pepper. Place over vegetables. Combine salad dressing and wine; pour over roast. , Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until meat is tender. Skim fat from cooking juices; thicken juices if desired.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle the roast all over with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Coat in flour and shake off any excess. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the roast to the skillet and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 8 minutes, turning as needed. Transfer the roast to the insert of a 6-quart slow cooker, along with the carrots, celery, onions and garlic.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet over medium heat. Add the tomato paste and stir until the oil begins to turn brick-red, about 1 minute. Add the flour and wine and whisk until thick (it's OK if there are some lumps). Add the beef broth, bay leaves, thyme, allspice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and bring to a simmer, whisking, until the gravy is smooth and thickens slightly, about 4 minutes.
• Pour the gravy into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. The roast and vegetables should be tender.
• Remove the roast and let rest for a few minutes. Discard the thyme stems and strain the vegetables, reserving the gravy. Toss the vegetables with half the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Stir the remaining parsley into the gravy and season with salt and pepper. Slice the roast against the grain. Serve the meat and vegetables on a platter, moistening them with some of the gravy; serve the remaining gravy on the side.

CATALINA POT ROAST

Steps:

• Brown the roast in 1/4 cup of the dressing.
• Add the remaining dressing and 1/2 cup water.
• Cover and simmer for two (2) hours and fifteen (15) minutes.
• Add the onions, potatoes and olives and continue simmering for 45 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender.
• Remove the meat and vegetables from the pan, leaving the hot liquid.
• Add the remaining 1/4 cup of water to the flour, stirring until well blended.
• Gradually add the flour/water mixture to the hot liquid in the pan, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
• Simmer three (3) more minutes, stirring constantly.
• Serve the gravy with the roast and vegetables.

SLOW COOKER COUNTRY-STYLE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Dry the roast with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a 12-inch skillet over med-high heat until just smoking.
• Brown the roast on all sides, reducing the heat if the fat begins to smoke, about 10 minutes.
• Add the roast to the slow cooker.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the skillet and heat over medium heat until shimmering.
• Add the onions, carrots, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Cook until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and cook for 15 seconds.
• Stir in the wine, scraping up any browned bits.
• Simmer until the wine has reduced by half, about 1 minute, then pour the wine into the slow cooker.
• Add the tomatoes, broths, thyme, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes to the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook, on either LOW for 9-10 hours or HIGH for 6-7 hours, until the meat is tender.
• Transfer the roast to a carving board and tent loosely with foil.
• Let the cooking liquid settle for 5 minutes, then use a wide spoon to skim the fat off the surface.
• Discard the bay leaves.
• Puree the cooking liquid and vegetables in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth (or use an immersion blender right in the slow cooker).
• Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Untie the roast and slice 1/2-inch thick.
• Arrange the meat on a warmed serving platter and pour 1 cup of the sauce over the top.
• Serve, passing the remaining sauce separately.

SIMPLY SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Cut up the roast to fit into the slow cooker.
• Then sear both sides of each piece of meat in a skillet. About 30 seconds to 1 mintue each side.
• Cut up all the vegetables and mix them in a big bowl.
• Then layer the meat and vegetables in a slow cooker. Add the lemon juice and water.
• Finally turn the slow cooker on low and cook for 6 to 8 hours.

MOTHER'S BEST EVER SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Chop onion and put in bottom of crock pot with water and turn pot on low.
• Mix flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a large ziploc freezer bag.
• Put roast in bag and toss until outside of roast is completely covered with a light layer of flour mixture.
• Heat oil in a pan large enough for roast (I usually use a wok).
• Brown roast on all sides in the pan.
• After browning, empty excess oil into crock and keep roast in pan.
• Chop garlic into slices.
• Make incisions in the roast and put garlic in the slices with fingers.
• Add roast to crock pot.
• Add mushrooms on sides and top of roast.
• After 4 or 5 hours, skin and chop potatoes and add to crock pot.
• Cook until potatoes are soft and roast is tender enough to pull apart with a fork (usually 1-2 more hours).
• Salt and pepper to taste.

PRAIRIE LAND POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season the meat with salt and pepper.
• Brown the meat in a large Dutch oven on high heat with 1/4 cup of the Catalina dressing, turning to brown both sides. Add the onions and stir to brown.
• Add the rest of the dressing, the potatoes, the carrots, and enough water to come 3/4 of the way up the meat (1-1/2 to 2 cups). Bring to a boil; cover. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Remove meat from the pan and slice thinly against the grain. Serve the meat and potatoes with the pan gravy. Sprinkle with chopped parsley just before serving.
• If thicker gravy is desired, mix 2-3 tbsp flour with 1/4 C water. Mix well then add to liquid in the pan. Heat until thickened.

SLOW COOKER CHUCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season the check roast with the kosher salt, pepper and thyme.
• Heat you pan.
• Add the canola oil and when it ripples and is hot add in the roast and brown, deeply, for 4-5 minutes on each side. ( Less for smaller roast, and I try to also brown edges in addition to sides). Brown to your liking.
• In your slow cooker add the carrots, potatoes, garlic, celery, spices and onion.
• Lay the beef on top, then add the beef broth and cover, cooking on low for 8-10 hours or 5-6 on high. (I think low is much better, more tender).
• In the last hour mix your cornstarch and water and add it to slow cooker to thicken the sauce or you can take the food out when done cooking and add the leftover liquid to a small saucepan with the cornstarch / water mixture and cook on high for just 2- 3 minutes until the liquid is thickened into gravy.
• Pour the gravy over the meat and garnish with parsley if desired.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Take a pot roast, a package of onion soup mix, a can of beef broth and 1 can of water and place it in the slow cooker.
• Then I cut up some carrots and potatoes and place in the slow cooker.
• I usually put this in around noon and cook on low until dinner (just make sure you don't cook dry). It is so tender you could cut it with a fork.
• If you have leftover beef, the next day you shred it up and place it back in the slow cooker, cover it with your favorite barbecue sauce and warm it for about 1 hour and serve on your favorite bun for the best barbecued beef sandwiches.