Slooooooooooow Cooker

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Okay, so I swung by the (Stater Bros.) meat counter today and asked the meat guy's advice on what kind of roast to cook in the crock pot. He told me chuck roast.

So... what shall I do with it, kids?

pssst...

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Pot Roast. Some combination of sauteed veggies, some sort of flavorful liquid (broths and wines work well), some sort of fatty, flavorful cut (I like chuck for a roast), low heat, lots of time. Voila.

A bit more detail....

Season the roast (salt, pepper, maybe some cumin), brown it in a very hot pan on all sides (just so the outside is brown). Put the meat aside and in the same pan, sautee some veggies (finely chopped carrots and onions and some garlic works well). While the pan is hot, add the liquid. I like using Merlot. Beef broth can work. Even a can of chopped tomatoes (if you do this, add some sugar). Add enough liquid that it'll cover a little more than half of the roast when it's in the crock. Stir it up to get all the good flavors off of the pan.

Throw the meat and the liquid into the crock pot, set it on a very low setting, and walk away for a few hours. Wouldn't hurt to turn the meat over about half way through.