Easy And Tasty Pot Roast

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 -5 lb) boneless beef chuck roast
• 1 medium white onion, peeled and quartered
• 2 cups of mini peeled carrots, whole
• 4 -6 small red potatoes, washed and pricked
• 4 whole celery ribs, washed, bottoms cut off and cut into 2 inch pieces
• 4 whole garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 whole bay leaves
• 1/2 cup strong coffee, brewed
• 1/4 cup red
• 2 cups water
• 2 (1 1/4 ounce) vegetable beef soup mix
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 in the morning (if desired) place one reynolds crock pot liner in your crock pot according to the directions.
• 2 peel 4 whole cloves of garlic.
• 3 peel and quarter 1 whole onion.
• 4 wash the potatoes thorougly, leaving peel on. prick all over by gently stabbing the potatoes with a fork.
• 5 wash 2 cups (or two handfuls) of mini peeled carrots.
• 6 in a seperate medium sized bowl mix all the liquid and both packages of mccormick seasoning mix. set aside.
• 7 in a seperate pan, set to med. high heat, add the olive oil.
• 8 on a clean work surface pour the flour. add 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper and mix in to the flour. spread all over surface.
• 9 take your pot roast and roll it around in the flour. coat all the surfaces of the meat well.
• 10 place the floured pot roast into the hot pan.
• 11 sear on all sides untill golden brown. 2-4 minuets on each side.
• 12 when all sides are seared set the pot roast in the middle of the crock pot.
• 13 pour the liquid mixture over it.
• 14 turn the crockpot on to high heat.
• 15 add the onion, potatoes, carrots, garlic cloves and bay leaf all around the pot roast but in the liquid.
• 16 salt and pepper to taste.
• 17 cook on high for 2 hours and then lower the temperature to low for at least 3 hours.
• 18 when meat is falling apart tender and all vegetables are fork tender serve 2 pieces with some of the pot roasted vegetables, and natural gravy.
• 19 serve hot with side salad dressed with your favorite dressing!