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Beef Roast Recipe Crockpot
Recipe: Herbed Beef Roast Recipe Crockpot with Gravy
Although roast beef is usually roasted in the oven, it is possible to make a beef roast recipe crockpot style too. In the following dish, the beef is coated with herbs and garlic, and slow-cooked to perfection. The meat will be falling-apart tender when it is done, and you can serve it with potatoes as well as your favorite vegetables.
The gravy is a simple combination of drippings, butter, flour, and milk, with some crumbled bouillon cubes for extra meatiness. Feel free to sauté some onion or mushrooms before adding the other gravy ingredients if you like, or else just make the gravy as it is suggested. The crockpot is great at cooking tough cuts of steak like flank or skirt steak, and transforming them into tender, soft cuts. It is also great for making this beef roast recipe crockpot dish.
It is not the best way to cook a filet mignon or tenderloin but you can cook a whole roast in there easily. Perhaps you have make crockpot roast chicken before. Some crockpots are oval in shape to accommodate a whole bird. The same applies to beef. Of course you cannot fit a whole cow in the slow cooker, but you can fit a beef roast into a four or five quart crockpot with ease. A crockpot cooks best if it is two thirds or three quarters full, so try not to under- or overfill it.
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This photo shows how perfect the beef roast recipe crockpot comes out and how appetizing the creamy gravy looks poured over it. Although it is served with bread and vegetables in the picture, you can serve this beef roast recipe crockpot however you want, perhaps with mashed potatoes instead of slow-cooked ones. Vegetables like carrots, broccoli, and sprouts are good with roast beef whether it is oven-roasted or slow-cooked. If you have some of this beef roast recipe crockpot left over, you can use it to make sandwiches the following day, or even shred it for a beef salad recipe.
Beef Roast Recipe Crockpot
Beef Roast Recipe Crockpot – Easy and Delicious
Ingredients
- 3 ½ lbs beef roast
- 4 peeled, halved potatoes
- ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For the Gravy:
- 3 cups milk
- 3 beef bouillon cubes
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Coat the meat with the oil.
- Combine the garlic, salt, pepper and dried herbs and sprinkle this over the meat.
- Pour the water into the crockpot and add the meat.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
- Add the potatoes during the final couple of hours.
- Pour the dripping into a skillet and add the butter.
- Heat this mixture, then sprinkle on the flour and stir well.
- Sprinkle in the beef bouillon cubes, and then add the milk.
- Cook until thick and smooth.
- Serve the beef with the potatoes and ladle the gravy over the meat.
- Serves 8
Number of servings (yield): 8
Pulled Pork Crockpot Recipes
Recipe: The Best Pulled Pork Crockpot Recipes
Pulled pork is made by cooking pork over a long period of time, using a low heat. The cut you should get is shoulder cut (which is also known as Boston butt) but you can use mixed cuts of pork if you wish. The meat gets really tender because of the long, slow cooking, and the weakened connective tissue allows it to be pulled apart, hence the name.
Pulled pork is found in many different countries, in different forms. In the United States it is usually slow-cooked over a charcoal barbecue, although you can use a regular oven or a crockpot to make it. In Tennessee it is usually made from a combination of the arm shoulder meat and the blade shoulder meat, and served with a tomato BBQ sauce. In North Carolina it is common to use a whole hog or mixed cuts of a whole hog, and the pork is served without sauce or in a vinegar-based sauce.
The best pulled pork crockpot recipes are often served simply; the pork is served by itself in a sandwich or bun. The following recipe is suitable for a three or four quart crockpot. If you have a bigger one, you can double all the ingredients except the BBQ sauce. Increase the amount of the BBQ sauce to twenty one ounces. The coleslaw is optional but it is a wonderful side dish for pulled pork crockpot recipes. You can make it in advance if you like, but keep the vegetables and dressing separate until you are ready to serve it, and then toss everything together. You can add some chopped green onion to the coleslaw recipe if you want.
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Pulled pork crockpot recipes are easy to make since you just have to add the meat to your slow cooker and let it cook slowly to perfection. Adding BBQ sauce gives the pork a rich, succulent flavor and texture, and you can serve it in a sliced hamburger bun or a hard roll. Homemade coleslaw goes very nicely with pulled pork crockpot recipes, so you might like to make your own batch. Alternatively you can make a simple tossed salad or even serve something like corn on the cob with potato salad, or another family favorite side dish.
Pulled Pork Crockpot Recipes
BBQ Pulled Pork with Homemade Coleslaw
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 chopped yellow onion
- 14 oz BBQ sauce
- 2 ½ lbs pork shoulder roast
- 8 hamburger buns
For the Coleslaw:
- 2 ¼ cups finely shredded red cabbage
- 2 ¼ cups finely shredded green cabbage
- 1 thinly sliced red bell pepper
- 1 peeled, grated carrot
- ⅔ cup mayonnaise
- 3 teaspoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Put the meat in the crockpot. Cover and cook for 10 to 12 hours on low or 5 to 6 hours on high.
- Take the pork out of the crockpot and discard the cooking liquid.
- Shred it with a pair of forks and put it back into the crockpot.
- Add the lemon juice, onion, brown sugar, and BBQ sauce.
- Cover and cook for 2 hours on low or 1 hour on high.
- Meanwhile, make the coleslaw.
- Stir the mayonnaise with the sugar, salt and white vinegar.
- Toss the cabbage, bell pepper, and carrot with this dressing.
- Serve the shredded pork on the hamburger buns with the coleslaw on the side.
- Serves 8
Number of servings (yield): 8
Celebrating The Lowly Pig
Pork is a much maligned meat. Even without religious or cultural dietary restrictions, some people refuse to partake of the pig’s bounty, claiming the animal is dirty, or the meat may be tainted.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Yes, when kept outside, hogs do tend to wallow (or waller, depending on which part of Mason/Dixon line you happen to be on) in mud. Yes, they seem to enjoy it. However, it is not because they like the dirt. They sunburn. A pig’s skin is very close to a human’s. They do not have hair to protect them like a dog or a cat. Selective breeding has gotten rid of all but some bristles down their back and they are without benefit of any SPF 50. Sunburns hurt. Mud does not.
Pigs are omnivores. Meaning they will eat most anything that is put in front of them. For thousands of years, as long as people have been keeping pigs, they have been the garbage disposals for humanity. If the “swill” (the un-lovely name for the refuse that is tossed in their troughs) is freshly cooked, there is no danger. However, if it is raw, there is a risk of giving the hogs whatever diseases may be carried by their food. This was the origin of the Trichinosis parasite. The Trichina worm is microscopic, can live in the flesh of the animal, and can contaminate humans if the meat is undercooked.
This does not sound like much of a defense does it? Just keep going.
Modern pig farmers or pig improvement companies,” no longer raise their swine outside They are kept in climate-controlled barns, where they are fed solely on grains. The meat is much leaner than in generations past, and almost white, instead of the grayish red of a free-range hog.
So, modern pork is safe. It has less fat and calories than white meat chicken or turkey. If you cook it right, it tastes good. People make the mistake of overcooking pork until it is close in texture to a piece of shoe leather. It is only necessary to cook it until it is done, not cremated.
Mexican cookery makes great use of pork. There are carnitas on every menu. Chorizo was a pig in a former life after all.
So, let’s cook us some pork.
Slow Cooker Pork Loin
What You Need:
- 2-3 pounds of boneless pork loin (not tenderloin. The boneless loin is where pork chops come from) one can of Mango nectar, available in the Mexican grocery section
- salt
- pepper
- one dried hot pepper
How to do it:
You will need a crock pot. Trim away the fat and silver-skin from the meat. Cut the pork into four to six large pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Place in the crock pot. Pour the juice over the pork.
Drop in the hot pepper (you will remove it before serving) Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
Serve with rice.
If you like a sauce, you can mix some of the cooking liquid into a cup of sour cream until it is the right consistency to pour. Correct the seasoning in the sauce before serving.
Many traditional Mexican recipes call for pork. With a slow cooker and a can of fruit juice, you can have your own take on Mexican recipes that your family will enjoy.
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Clay Crockpot Chicken Recipes
Some of the best meals come from crockpots. The advantage of preparing the ingredients and layering them in the clay dish of the pot is that the meal can cook all day and be delicious and ready to eat when you get home. The process of layering potatoes, carrots, onions, seasoning, and meat will almost make you feel like an artist and when you get ready to put on the lid it will be nice to see the colorful, decorative pattern you have made.
How fortunate to live in an era where we have so much help with so many tasks. Even with cooking, we have stoves, electric griddles, barbecue grills of many types, electric blenders and mixers, pressure cookers and slow cookers, commonly called crock pots. Pressure cookers and slow cookers are quite different. A pressure cooker, as its name indicates, relies on pressure, has a locking lid with a release valve, and depends on liquid hotter than the temperature of boiling water. Slow cookers rely on a loose lid and low temperatures, so boiling does not happen.
Vapor rises, condenses on the inside of the lid, and drops back down into the food, keeping it from drying out and allowing the food to be cooked a bit longer without spoiling the recipe. Cheaper cuts of meat will become tender inside of a crockpot. When it comes to safety, there is no scalding steam to burn the cook when the lid is lifted, as has happened with pressure cookers.
You will find that crockpot recipes call for less liquid than oven or stovetop recipes, where the water escapes the pan and boils away. This is because the liquid does not escape the pot, thanks to the lid and the design of the appliance. The more practice you get at making crockpot recipes, the more confident you will get at taking some of your favorite oven and stovetop recipes and lessening the liquid so you can cook it in the crockpot.
Too Chicken For Crockpots
One of the best features of the crockpot is its diversity. Desserts, appetizers, and side dishes can be made in the pot and they can be started before you leave for work and be done when you return home. Just plan enough time for preparation in the morning, set the crockpot on low, go to work, and return home hungry. The house is going to smell delicious and the food is going to be so good. Your crockpot is going to become a good kitchen friend that will encourage you to try many different cooking adventures, such as crockpot chicken recipes.
You will find many different types of crockpot recipes when you are looking at various sites. Always be sure to follow the directions to get the best results. It will seem different using less liquid and it is important to remember that as long as you see moisture on the lid dropping back down into the ingredients, there is liquid in the pot.
The advantage of not cooking on a hot stove, being able to fix a good meal even while you are doing something else, and the minimal cost of using a crockpot are all excellent reasons to use it more often. No matter which foods are your favorite, you should be able to find at least one or two crockpot recipes for them and most of the crockpot recipes are very easy to follow and prepare.
Poultry and vegetables are popular in crockpot recipes and so are pudding, cake, and casserole recipes. If you enjoy cooking with poultry, vegetables, juices and more, why not try out some incredible crockpot chicken recipes?
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Crockpot White Chicken Chili Forever
Preparing the ingredients for crockpot recipes can sometimes take more time than you originally planned. The age-old phrase referring to many hands making for light work is certainly true when it comes to some of the dishes you will find while looking at the recipes. More and more the idea of making family time is becoming popular again and what better place and thing to have the family work together at than the kitchen with everyone helping to make the meal?
There is at least one task for any age group and even the baby can help by sitting in the high chair cheering on the bustling kin. Four year olds can get needed fresh vegetables out of the refrigerator. Eight year olds can wash the vegetables and fruits. Ten year olds are usually tall enough to reach the spices, and can read well enough to identify them. Tweens and teens can peel carrots, onions, apples, and potatoes, and often can cut them into the right size for the recipe.
Since it is always a good idea to trim and brown meat and chicken in a skillet before adding it to the crockpot, one of the adults can handle that project. Do you have a budding artist in the family? They will love doing the part where the ingredients are layered in the dish. Those who have learned measuring will be good candidates for measuring out spices and the liquid.
Timely Chili And White Chicken
One of the best parts about many crockpot dinners is that the vegetables can be prepared ahead of time. If someone has to leave the house before the rest of the family, the carrots, celery, and onion can be prepared and sealed in a plastic dish until everything is ready to go into the crockpot. Utensils, spices, bowls, and cans of ingredients, such as soup and evaporated milk, can be laid out on the counter ready for use the next day.
There are many different ways each member of the family can take part in preparing the meal, which makes the process easier on you. It is especially helpful when each person does their own cleanup, and it could possibly result in a bit more appreciation for mom. The overall benefit is that your family will know what is needed to prepare a crockpot dinner and that they can do it, when needed.
When you decide on which crockpot recipes you will be trying, such as chili or chicken, make note of the time needed for cooking. If you start the slow cooker at 11 in the morning and the recipe calls for 7 hours, it is going to be hard to wait until the meal is cooked. It is important to give the ingredients all the time the recipe calls for.
The aroma wafting through the house will catch the attention of family arriving home before 6 in the evening and start the advent of hunger pangs. Sometimes it is better to start the meal earlier, because it is nearly impossible to burn the meal if it is in the crockpot an extra hour, and the food will be done at an earlier time. Enjoy teaching the children the joy of cooking and sharing a crockpot family event.
Poultry and vegetables are popular in crockpot recipes such as soups and casserole recipes. If you enjoy cooking with poultry, vegetables, juices and more, why not try out some incredible crockpot white chicken chili recipes?
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