Crock Pot Homestyle Pot Roast

Total Time: 10 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 (3 -4 lb) beef roast
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 4 stalks celery, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed beef broth, undiluted
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 -2 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons steak sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. pat roast dry with paper towel and brown in skillet on all sides. transfer to slow cooker stoneware.
• 2 reduce heat to medium. add onions and celery and cook, stirring, until softened. add garlic, thyme, salt and peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minutes. add flour and cook, stirring for 1 minute. add beef broth and bay leaf and cook, stirring, until mixture thickens.
• 3 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 tender.
• 4 stir green peppers and steak sauce into gravy. cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, until peppers are soft.
• 5 to serve, discard bay leaf, place roast on a deep platter and spoon sauce over top.
• 6 tip: if you feel the gravy is not thick enough after the roast has finished cooking, add a flour thickener. transfer the meat to a deep platter and keep warm. pour the sauce into a saucepan and heat slowly. meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, place 2 tbs. all purpose flour. add the sauce, a tablespoonful at a time, stirring after each addition, until mixture is smooth. when you have about 1/2 cup, add the mixture to the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium low heat. stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. pour over roast and serve.
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