Easy Slow Cooked Pot Roast

Easy Slow Cooked Pot Roast

Slow cooked dinners are my favourites. They require minimal preparation, can be put together way earlier and they taste GREAT. Slow cooked pot roast is the only way we do pot roast now. It tastes much better than baked. In this recipe, you don’t have to thicken the sauce afterwards because it is just perfect right out of the slow cooker.

Wash the beef and pat dry. Mix all-purpose flour with seasonings. Roll the beef in the mixture till well coated.  Let rest while we make the sauce. 

Chop onions fine. Heat oil and sauté the onions till translucent. Add flour and sauté for 2-3 more minutes in medium heat. Add the stock cubes, rosemary, thyme and then water slowly, stirring all the time. You need to add water a little at a time or else the sauce will be lumpy instead of smooth. Add the bay leaf. Remove from heat.

Heat a heavy bottom pan. Coat it with one tablespoon oil. Brown the beef over medium heat, turning to brown all sides. Put the beef in slow cooker and pour the broth on top. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours and continue cooking on low for 3-4 hours. Discard the bay leaf and serve.