Cooking Roast in the Crockpot

I make it a habit to use my crockpot at least a couple of times a week. Being a red meat lover, I often make roast in the crockpot.

I'd like to share some ideas on cooking roast in the crockpot. My first tip is to not worry about the cut of meat. In fact, I look for cuts that are a lesser quality but on sale. Since the crockpot will make the meat quite tender, I know it's ok to buy a lesser cut of meat.

I make several different sauces when I cook a roast in the crockpot. The simplest recipe is just beef broth with some cut up vegetables. I use one can of store brand, low sodium beef broth. You can use whatever vegetables you enjoy flavoring meat with. I've put in potatoes, carrots, celery, onions and mushrooms. Set your timer for eight hours on low and you'll have a delicious roast. If you do put in some potatoes, the potatoes get soft and absorb the flavor of the sauce.

The next sauce I create is cranberry sauce mixed with onion soup. I set aside about one fourth of the jellied cranberry sauce. I mix together the remaining cranberry and onion soup mix. I then add in about three or four cups of water, depending on the size of the crockpot I'm using. Spread the set aside cranberry sauce on the top of the roast. Again, I set the timer for eight hours on low and start it up.

If you enjoy mushroom gravy, mix one can of cream of mushroom soup with about three cups of water. Place the roast in the crockpot. Pour the sauce over the roast and cook on low about eight hours. If you like fresh mushrooms, place a dozen or so in the crockpot for the last hour of cooking.

Do you ever have left over flat cola? I love to create a sauce using cola. Use one third cup mustard, one third cup ketchup and two cups cola. If you like onion, add in some sliced onions. Like all the other recipes, cook on low about eight hours.

You can also use beer for the sauce of a brisket. Mix together one can of onion soup and one can of mushroom soup. Add in two cups of water and one can of beer. Pour sauce over roast. Cook for eight hours on low. You'll have a wonderful tasting sauce/gravy.

The ideas on how to cook a roast in the crockpot are endless. Try creating your own sauces and enjoy a hot red meat meal.

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