Gingersnap Pot Roast

Mmm! Cookies... one for the roast, one for me, one for the roast, two for me...
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 20mins
- Serves:
- Units:
9
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ingredients
- 3 lbs beef chuck roast
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 cup water
- 8 gingersnaps, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon beef bouillon, granules
- 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper, ground
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled & quartered
- 3 medium carrots or 2 parsnips, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 bay leaf
directions
- Trim fat from roast. Cut if necessary to fit crock-pot.
- In large skillet brown roast on all sides in hot oil.
- In a small bowl combine water, gingersnaps, vinegar, bouillon, and red pepper.
- In crock-pot, place potatoes, carrots or parsnips, and bay leaf. Place meat on top of vegetables.
- Pour gingersnap mixture over meat.
- Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or high-heat setting for 5-6 hours.
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I thought this dish had a very unique flavor that I really enjoyed. The husband thought it tasted like pot roast and pumpkin pie, but there's no need to listen to his opinion. ;) I did not brown the roast first, but I don't think it mattered at all. This was great! My only "fault" with this recipe is that our potatoes came out a little mushier than I had hoped. I think next time I'll cut them into much larger pieces and see if that makes a difference.Reply
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I used a mixture of russet potatoes, yams and carrots in this dish - and really liked having the yams in there. I didn't feel that the ginger snap cookies really gave the roast any flavor at all and found the dish rather bland. If I were to make again I would add onions, garlic and maybe up the vinegar and red pepper flakes for more zip.Reply
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Everyone loved this. Great with noodles and Challah for Shabbat dinner. I left out the sweet potatoes and red pepper and use a large bag of baby carrots. I doubled the sauce and didn't added 2 tablespoons of brown sugar becuase I figured I was missing some sweet from the sweet potatoes. I also didn't bother browning the roast first. I put this in the pot around 10 AM and at 6:30ish we had a great meal. Thanks for posting. I'll make this one again for sure.Reply
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