I enjoyed ALL your comments and reading about your favorite
comfort foods on yesterday's Tuesday's Question.
You can read all the great comments HERE.
Today I am sharing MY favorite comfort food...Mom's Pot Roast,
only I make it NOW in my crock pot.
Which is wonderful because I can enjoy it on a hot summer day
without heating up the house with the oven going all afternoon.
Pot Roast in the Slow Cooker...
I always use a RUMP ROAST.
When they go on sale at the grocery store, I try to buy a few and
freeze for when we're in the mood for pot roast, which is quite often.
Ingredients for the Pot Roast:
1 rump roast
salt and pepper
2 Tbs. oil
2 cubes of beef bouillon
2 cups of water
Ingredients for the Gravy:
2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. flour
2 cups of broth, from the crock pot
Start by browning your rump roast in the two tablespoons of oil in a heavy pan,
on the stove top, seasoning all sides with salt and pepper.
1 rump roast
salt and pepper
2 Tbs. oil
2 cubes of beef bouillon
2 cups of water
Ingredients for the Gravy:
2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. flour
2 cups of broth, from the crock pot
Start by browning your rump roast in the two tablespoons of oil in a heavy pan,
on the stove top, seasoning all sides with salt and pepper.
You want the rump roast to be browned on all sides...
Put your roast in the crock pot, along with the two beef bouillon cubes and 2 cups of water...
Put your crock pot on either LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 4 to 6 hours
and cook your pot roast until you can stick a knife into the center of the roast EASILY.
and cook your pot roast until you can stick a knife into the center of the roast EASILY.
Remove the roast to a cutting board and cover with foil.
STRAIN the broth, you should have about 2 cups.
We need this for our gravy. Now on to making the GRAVY.
We will have a thick, delicious gravy, don't worry!
I always make any gravy, this way.
You will NEVER have lumps!
In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter...
Once completely melted, add 2 tablespoons of flour.
Cook the flour in the butter for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
PERFECT...
Now, add 2 cups of the beautiful broth your roast was cooking in, reserving any extra...
Stirring constantly, cook until your gravy thickens...
Slice your meat...
Serve with mashed potatoes and a vegetable and DINNER is ready...
I love using my crock pot to make pot roast!
The meat cooks PERFECTLY and is so TENDER.
AND we can enjoy pot roast all year long!
17 comments:
You're making me hungry for a roast and it's only 7:35 am here! ;)
Your pot roast looks delicious and your gravy looks so good. I think I need to pull a roast out of the freezer now :)
YUMM!! Sounds so good.
I think you and I must be related. I have always made gravy the same way you do. I also make a roux of the melted butter and flour, add a can of peas to make creamed peas. delicious.
Lois,
I love using my crockpot in the summer. As a matter of fact, it's going to be put to use today for cheese ravioli. But my your roast looks and sounds good! Great gravy tip too!
Have a great Wednesday!
Tammy
Morning Lois,
I saw your question yesterday but didn't know what to answer so figured I would think about it and answer later. When I have been sick I do like a steak, baked potato and salad after for some reason.
I think I might have just come up with mine.........after seeing your wonderful pot roast and veggies.
Works for me! Nothing like a good pot roast for sure.
Hope you are doing well my friend,
blessings, nellie
Wow! Looks like a typical down-home American dinner. Yummy beef!
Mmmmmm that is like comfort food at it's best, for me :) Looks amazing :)
Mmmmm... that looks delicious. So good!
Thanks to you and your Mom for the recipe. I'll have to try out my crock pot. Makes me hungry just seeing your photos.
Sounds wonderful. I like to make roasts in the crock pot, too. :)
When making your gravy...you don't add any extra salt or pepper? (I suck at gravy making and any tips are helpful!)
Now that is perfect comfort food. Looks delicious.
You gave me a couple of ideas for my next pot roast - I just made one last weekend. So tell me though - what does the knife signify - I know done - but why? I am probably dumb here. sandie
Looks good, Lois. I haven't used my crockpot in a while, I need to in this hot weather!
Now that looks yummy!!
I haven't made a pot roast for awhile... Should do it again. We always had pot roast on Sundays at home growing up.
Have just bought a crock pot so am madly looking around for recipes-
glad I found this one!
x
Thank you for sharing this at the crock pot party. I already have this one pinned. YUUUUUMMMMMMYYYYY!!
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