If you’re looking for the best crock pot roast recipe, then you’re in luck. This is a very simple recipe that let’s you cook your entire meal in the crock pot. And the good news is, you’re family will think you’ve been slaving away in the kitchen all day ~ when in fact, besides the prep, you won’t have to do a thing!
What You’ll Need:
- 1 pot roast – 2 to 3 pounds. A sirloin tip works well. Not too fancy, but not the cheapest stuff either. It will be a nice tender piece of meat after cooking in the crockpot for 8 hours.
- 3 -4 small onions
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ cup cranberry sauce, with whole berries.
- 1 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp onion salt
- ½ tsp marjoram
- ½ tsp thyme
- 1 envelope beef stock
- ¾ beef stock prepared
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Carrots* – Use baby carrots, or peel carrots and cut them into 2 inch chunks.
- Potatoes* – You can use small yellow potatoes that have a nice sweet flavor, or cut up russet potatoes into smaller chunks.
* For the carrots and potatoes, how many you can add will depend on the size of your crockpot and your preference. If you love leftovers cook extra. This entire dish reheats really well, and works quite well if you reheat it and then add it to a thermos for lunch the next day.
Also have on hand: Small bowl, measuring cups, crockpot, measuring spoons, knife and cutting board.
Serves: 4-5
Prep Time: Approximately 40 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
What you do:
Step 1: Slice the Onions
Peel and slice the onions into coin-shaped pieces.
Make a small layer of onions at the bottom of the crock pot. They will keep the meat from sticking and they taste AWESOME afterward. If you like a lot of onions, feel to slice up more and add them.
Step 2: Prepare the Meat
Start by salting and peppering the meat to taste.
Carefully place the roast in the crockpot, on top of the onions.
Step 3: Prepare the Gravy
There’s no need to mess with flour and make gravy after the roast is done. Put together a few ingredients, throw them in the crockpot and you’ve got ready-made and DELICIOUS gravy when you’re done.
Start by mixing the following ingredient in a small bowl.
Add ½ cup of ketchup.
Add ½ cup of cranberry sauce
Add 1 tsp onion salt.
Add 1 tsp dry mustard.
Next is ½ tsp marjoram
And ½ tsp thyme
Throw in 1 envelope of beef gravy
And then ¾ cup of prepared stock.
Whisk it, mixing it until it is smooth…except the cranberries, of course.
Set aside the gravy mix for a moment. We’ll get back to it.
Step 4: Add the Veggies & Gravy Mix
Place the potatoes around the meat. If you have smaller crockpot, as shown here, just tuck the potatoes in tightly down the side. There is plenty of liquid in this recipe that they’ll cook very nicely and won’t dry out or stick to the sides.
Then add the carrots.
Finally, pour all the gravy mix in the center, over top of the meat.
Step 5: Start the Crockpot
All right, we’re ready to start cooking. Put the lid on the crockpot.
Put the crockpot on to cook at low for 8 hours.
Step 6: Get Ready to Serve
After 8 hours, you’ll have wonderfully soft carrots, potatoes, meat and gravy.
Start by removing the potatoes and carrots. Use a slotted spoon or fork, whatever works for you. You might take out the onions at this time or leave them with the gravy, depending on your preference. We usually remove some of the onions for eating (they’re REALLY good) and then leave the rest for the gravy.
Remove the roast and get ready to slice. I use the word “slice” loosely though. This meat will be very tender and basically fall apart on you. But it’s delicious and that’s what matters!
Pour the remaining gravy into a gravy boat or measuring cup.
