Crock Pot Roast, Recipe Crock Pot Roast

Posted the 23/11/2008 16:13:00 By Real Mom Kitchen (Visit website)

This recipe comes again from Rachel at The Sisters Dish. She posted this recipe along with the sweet carrots and I made this roast to have right along with those sweet carrots. It is really hard for me to find a roast to make in the crock pot that has a lot of flavor. Most of the time I find a recipe that makes a tender roast in the crock pot but it usually lacks in taste. This one was delicious and full of flavor. I actually used a smaller 3 pound roast and it worked fine. I do think I will cut the cayenne pepper in half. It wasn't overly strong, but left a little burn in your mouth after. I still want the flavor, but I could do without the burn. It may have even been a little over powering because I used a smaller roast. I followed Rachel's direction to make the gravy, which was a new way for me. I've heard of making a roux for gravy, but always made it the way my mom did with a slurry of water and flour. I ended up with about 4 cups of liquid after cooking the roast so I double the amount of flour and butter. Then the gravy, for me, was a bit thinner than I like so I did end up making a little bit of slurry to thicken it a little more. I always add some browning sauce to my gravy, so I did add a little of that too. Then I gave the gravy a taste and it only need a little bit of salt and it was perfection. My entire family loved the way this turned out. I am definitely going to add these to my tried and true file. Thanks again Rachel!

Crock Pot Roast

5 lb. boneless rump roast (pretty much any cut of meat will work)
1 T garlic powder
1/2 t seasoned salt
1/2 t cayenne pepper
1/2 t oregano
1 onion, chopped
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
2 cups beef broth

Directions: Put everything together in the crock pot. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
To make gravy: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan. Mix in 2 tablespoons flour. Whisk in 2 cups of the liquid from the roast. Cook until it thickens to desired consistency.