Roast Beef in a crock pot....is that pot roast?

When Jon and I got married I'd never made a roast beef or a pot roast.  I'm still not sure if this qualifies as either, but whatever it is, it is easy and it tastes great! 

This roast appeals to me for 2 reasons. 

1.  I can make it in the crock pot!

2.  It makes fantastic onion gravy.

Making things in the crock pot on hot days is always a great way to go because the crock pot doesn't heat up the whole kitchen like your oven does.  Miraculously, summer decided to come back for a day here in the northwest, so it was actually hot.  Hopefully it sticks around!

Roast Beef/Pot roast? with onion gravy
adapted from here

1lb chuck roast
2 onions sliced
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 bay leaf
1tbsp red wine vinegar
2tbsp flour
2tsp rosemary
2tsp garlic pdr
salt and pepper to taste

1.  Sprinkle your chuck roast with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and rosemary all over and brown on all sides in a hot skillet.  Set aside.

2.  Saute onions in the same skillet until the onions are just slightly wilted. 

3.  Toss onions and garlic in crock pot.  Lay roast on top of onions and add vinegar, and bay leaf.

4.  Set crock pot for at least 3 hours, preferably 6. 

5.  When the crock pot is finished, take out the onions and puree them up with a blender (I use an immersion blender in a metal cup). 

6.  Add 2tbsp flour and return to crock pot.  Simmer on high for a minute or two until the gravy thickens.

I suppose you could also do this in a pan, but I'm all about less dishes, so I just threw it back into the crock pot.  If the gravy is too thick for your taste, add a bit of water.



The gravy is light colored because of the onions. 



7.  Slice your roast and serve with gravy!  Tonight we had it with mashed potatoes and green beans.  Classic.  Mmmmmm.

Mikey isn't a big fan of beef, but he ate a sizeable chunk of this roast tonight, along with a good pile of mashed potatoes.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Dear God, thank you for wonderful inventions which give us more time to focus on family and You.  Amid the noise and busy day help us to remember to put you first and always keep heaven as our goal.  Amen.

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