Moms Easy Pot Roast Recipes

MOTHER'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Season roast with salt and pepper. Place meat in pot with fat side up. Pour tomato sauce over roast. Place onion rings over all. Toss in bay leaves. Cover and cook 1 hour on high.
• After 1 hour, reduce heat to low and cook 6 to 8 more hours. Carefully lift meat out of pot and remove to a warm platter.
• Pour drippings through strainer into medium-sized saucepan and discard material in strainer. Whisk in flour to liquid. Cook, stirring constantly over medium heat until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper; serve alongside roast.

MOM'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Combine 1 tablespoon flour and seasonings; rub over roast. In a Dutch oven, brown roast on all sides in oil over medium-high heat. Add the water, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, onion, celery, garlic and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, turning the roast after 1 hour. , Turn roast again. Add potatoes and carrots. Cover and simmer 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. , Discard bay leaves. Remove meat and vegetables to a serving platter and keep warm. Pour 2 cups cooking juices and loosened browned bits into a 2-cup measuring cup; skim fat. (Save remaining cooking juices for another use.) , For gravy, in a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in remaining flour until smooth; gradually stir in cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast and vegetables.

CROCKPOT POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a 6 qt or larger crockpot place the vegetables and broth.
• Top with the chuck roast. Season the roast with the pepper and garlic salt.
• Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.
• Remove meat and vegetables. In a small bowl stir together cold water and cornstarch to create a slurry. Whisk it into the remaining juices in the crockpot to thicken. This creates a wonderful gravy/au jus for the pot roast.
• Serve

MOM'S EASY ROAST

Steps:

• Season the roast with salt and pepper, and place in the bottom of a slow cooker. Sprinkle half of the onion soup mix over it, and pour in half of the water. Put in the potatoes, followed by carrots. Season with the remaining soup mix, then pour in the rest of the water. Cover, and cook on High for 6 to 8 hours.

MOM'S SUNDAY POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat; brown roast on all sides. Remove from pan. Mix garlic and seasonings; sprinkle over roast.
• Add onion to same pan; cook and stir over medium heat until tender; stir in bouillon, coffee and 3/4 cup water.
• Add roast; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until meat is tender, about 2-1/2 hours.
• Remove roast from pan, reserving cooking juices. Tent with foil; let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• Mix flour and cold water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve with roast.

MOM'S BRISKET OR POT ROAST

Steps:

• Combine 2 tablespoons flour, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper in a large plastic bag; place brisket into bag, seal, and shake bag to coat meat with seasoned flour.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown meat on all sides; reduce heat to low. Whisk onion soup mix in hot water in a bowl until dissolved; pour over the brisket. Pour beer over meat. Add more water as needed to bring level of liquid to halfway up side of the brisket.
• Cover and simmer until beef is tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed. Remove meat to a platter and cool for 15 minutes. Stir ketchup, applesauce, and Worcestershire sauce into pan juices; whisk 2 tablespoons quick-mixing flour into mixture. Simmer until gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Slice brisket very thinly against the grain and return sliced meat to pot with gravy. Stir to coat meat; simmer 1 more hour.
• Transfer meat and gravy to a casserole dish and cover; refrigerate overnight. Skim hardened fat from the meat and gravy before bringing back to a simmer over low heat to serve.

MOM'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown the pot roast in the oil.
• This will take about 15 minutes to get all surfaces browned.
• Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer very slowly for 3 hours.
• Take the roast out and keep warm.
• Strain the gravy (serve the onions as a side dish).
• Mix the flour with water and thicken the gravy if desired.

GABRIELLA'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Season beef with pepper and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Heat canola oil in a heavy-bottomed, ovenproof pot over medium-high. Add beef and brown, flipping once, until well-seared, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and add olive oil. Stir in carrots, celery, and onion. Then add garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and remaining ½ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables are softened but not browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
• Increase heat to medium-high and pour in wine. Let bubble until slightly reduced, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup water. Return beef to pot, along with any juices on plate. Bring to a simmer, cover, and place in oven. Roast beef, turning every 30 minutes, until fork-tender, about 2 hours.
• Transfer roast to a cutting board. Place pot over medium-high and let simmer for 5 minutes to slightly thicken sauce. Discard bay leaves and thyme. Coarsely mash vegetables with a potato masher.
• Slice roast and transfer to a serving platter. Spoon sauce on top, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

EASY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325° F.
• Remove all visible fat from the meat.
• On the stovetop, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large Dutch oven on medium-high. Salt & pepper the meat and brown both sides. Use tongs to turn the meat, adding another teaspoon of oil. Good browning takes about 10 minutes. Remove meat from pan to a bowl.
• Reduce heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil and sauté onion & garlic 2 minutes until golden, stirring well to scrape in all the drippings.
• Add hot stock and meat, stirring & scraping well. Once the mixture boils, cover and place in oven. Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from oven, stir in vegetables, cover and return to oven for 45 minutes. About halfway through, stir and add more stock if needed.
• Taste for salt before serving. Slice or shred meat and pour juices over.

MOM'S POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the meat with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Sear the meat all over, about 2 minutes per each side.
• Move the meat to the side (or remove it from the pot altogether if necessary), add the celery, carrot and onion and brown the vegetables, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for a minute or 2 longer. Add the wine to deglaze the pot, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom. Add the tomatoes, water and bay leaves (and the meat if you removed it). Bring the liquid to a simmer and taste for seasoning. Add more salt if necessary. Cover the pot and bake, basting the meat occasionally, until tender, about 3 hours.
• About 20 minutes before the meat is tender, bring a pot of water to a boil and salt liberally. Add the shells, give it a stir and cook until al dente according to the package instructions. Drain the pasta.
• To serve, you can pull the meat apart with a couple of forks right in the pot at the table. Serve with the pasta, plenty of sauce and vegetables, tossing them all together.

MOM'S EASY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Brown chuck roast on both sides. Add undiluted cream of mushroom soup and wine. Simmer until tender. Add vegetables and cook until done.