Slow Cooker Tomato Pot Roast Food

SLOW COOKER TANGY TOMATO POT ROAST

Steps:

• Scatter the prepared potatoes, carrots, and onions in the bottom of a slow cooker.
• On the stove top, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear beef roast on both sides until well browned, about 3 minutes per side. Place beef on top of vegetables in slow cooker.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the tomato sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over the roast. Scatter the fresh thyme sprigs over-top.
• Place cover on slow cooker and cook on low for about 6-8 hours, or until beef is fall-apart tender.
• Remove roast to a cutting board and cut in to slices. Meanwhile, combine cornstarch with water and stir in to gravy with vegetables and let cook for a few minutes until gravy thickens a bit. Taste gravy and season with additional salt and pepper, as needed. Return meat to slow cooker. Gently stir to coat with gravy. Allow to cook a few minutes to re-warm the meat, then remove all to a large platter or bowl to serve. Garnish with some chopped fresh parsley.

SLOWER COOKER POT ROAST IN A RICH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large pan over medium high heat and add the butter.
• Once the butter has melted, sear the meat on all sides for about 2 minutes each, seasoning each side well with salt and pepper as you sear.
• Add the celery, carrots, onion, garlic and bay leaves to the crockpot.
• Add in the canned tomatoes.
• Place the seared meat on top of the vegetables mixture.
• Return the frying pan to the stove and add the beef stock; bring the stock to a boil.
• Pour the boiling stock into the crockpot.
• Add in the 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• Set the slow cooker to low and then cover with the lid.
• Let the roast cook between 8-10 hours.
• When there's an hour left of cooking, remove meat and shred it with two forks.
• Discard the bay leaves.
• Use a blender or immersion blender on the veggies to make a rich sauce.
• Return the beef to the slow cooker for the final hour.
• Add in the frozen peas and season them with salt and pepper; mix well.
• Once the peas are hot, you're ready to serve with your favourite mashed potatoes; I went with my Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes.

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.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Rub the roast all over with the steak seasoning blend or salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the roast on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer the roast to the crockery insert of the slow cooker.
• In the same skillet, sauté the onion and mushrooms over medium heat until the onions are lightly browned.
• Add the soup, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and diced tomatoes and their liquid, and bring to a boil. Pour over the roast in the slow cooker.
• Cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
• Turn to LOW and continue cooking for 7 to 8 hours, or until tender.
• Remove from the slow cooker and serve with boiled or mashed potatoes, using the pan juices as an unthickened sauce. If you desire, you can transfer the pan juices to a saucepan and stir in 1 tablespoon cornstarch that has been mixed with 2 tablespoons water until smooth. Whisk until the pan juices have thickened to make a thicker gravy.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Pat the beef dry with paper towels and sprinkle well on all sides with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat (or if your slow cooker has a browning feature, preheat it). Sear the meat on all sides until browned, then transfer to a plate.
• Add the garlic and onions to the pan or slow cooker and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the red wine and cook, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. If searing in a skillet, transfer the contents of the pan to a slow cooker set on low heat.
• Nestle the beef into the onions and add the broth, wine, Worcestershire, carrots, parsley, thyme, bay leaves and celery, and stir well to combine. Cover and cook until the meat is fork-tender, about 8 hours.
• Remove the roast from the slow cooker and cover to keep warm. Strain the cooking liquid into a large saucepan, and simmer over medium-low heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. (You can also puree some of the carrots and onions in a food processor and add it to the cooking liquid to thicken it.)
• Slice the pot roast, ladle the gravy over it, and serve.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO POT ROAST

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in the crock pot.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Season the beef generously all over with about 1 heaping tablespoon salt. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add one chunk of the beef and sear on one side, undisturbed, until deeply browned, 5 minutes. Using tongs, remove the first chunk and place it in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Repeat with the second and third pieces, searing one side and then placing the beef in the slow cooker. (You can certainly brown more than one side of each chunk, but one side is enough to build flavor without spending too much time on this step.)
• Add the pearl onions and garlic to the skillet. Season lightly with salt and generously with pepper and cook, stirring, until just softened, 3 minutes. Pour in the red wine, vinegar and 1/2 cup water. Scrape up the browned bits with a wooden spoon or spatula and let the mixture come to a bubble. Tip the mixture into the slow cooker, and add the herbs. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
• Make the pickled onions, if desired: Bring the vinegar and the sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over high. Add the pearl onions and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, to dissolve the sugar and warm the onions through, about 1 minute, then remove from heat. Set aside at room temperature to pickle until ready to serve, at least 1 hour. (Ideally, make the pickled onions in the morning, when you prep the dish. You could even make them up to 5 days ahead and store them in a sealed container in the refrigerator.)
• Uncover the slow cooker, flip the pieces of beef with tongs, and add the root vegetables, pushing them under the liquid. Cover and cook on low until the beef and vegetables are both very tender, an additional 4 to 5 hours. Check to see if the meat is tender by testing it with a fork; it should be juicy and flavorful, and pull apart easily. If the meat is not yet tender, cover and cook another 1 to 2 hours. (The amount of time can depend upon the leanness or fattiness of your cut, or how hot your slow cooker runs.) Using tongs and a slotted spoon, remove the beef and vegetables to a serving platter. Break the beef into large chunks to serve. Drizzle some cooking liquid over the top of the beef and vegetables, and top with drained pickled onions to serve. Discard the remaining cooking liquid or strain it, refrigerate it, discard the fat and freeze the remaining liquid as beef stock.
• If you'd prefer a thicker gravy, strain the cooking liquid into a medium pot and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, combine the butter and flour in a small bowl and knead it together with your fingers until it is uniform, almost like a dough. Once the liquid is boiling, drop the butter-flour mixture into the pot, whisking well to combine. Let it bubble until it is lightly thickened, about 5 minutes, then drizzle some gravy over the pot roast and vegetables, and top with the drained, pickled onions. Serve extra gravy on the side.

SLOW COOKER EASY POT ROAST WITH RICH TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Pat roast dry with paper towel.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add roast and cook, turning, until brown on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer to slow cooker.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add onions, celery and carrots to pan and cook, stirring, until vegetables are softened.
• Add garlic, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle mixture with flour and stir.
• Add tomato soup and beef broth and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Stir in Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour mixture over roast, cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 12 hours or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours, until meat is very tender.
• Remove roast from slow cooker and place on serving platter.
• Stir in brown sugar and vinegar, if using, to pan juices.
• Pour sauce over roast or serve in a separate sauce boat.