Sweet 'n' Tangy Pot Roast

Submitted by Audrey M

"You really can't go wrong with this recipe. Easy to throw together and the gravy is TO DIE FOR. Got this recipe from Taste of Homes Light and Tasty Magazine Dec/Jan '05."

 

• Ready In: 9hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3 lbs boneless beef chuck roast
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1⁄4 cup red wine or 1/4 cup beef broth
• 1 envelope brown gravy mix
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup cold water

directions

1. Place roast in 5 qt slow cooker.
2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. In a bowl, combine the water, ketchup, wine or broth, gravy mix, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder; pour over meat.
4. Cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or until meat is tender.
5. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth.
6. Stir into slow cooker.
7. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until gravy is thickened.
8. Remove meat from slow cooker.
9. Slice and serve with gravy.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

One of the best chuck roasts I've ever made!!! The flavors were perfect together. The meat cut with a fork. I made this exactly as written and wouldn't change a thing! Thanx for posting this!

 

[Theresa P]

YUMMY !!! This made the house smell so good . It made great gravy , it was NOT sweet as you might think , with all of that ketchup . I added some carrots to the bottom of my crockpot to go along with the roast ! I will be using this recipe again ! Perfect !!

 

[lbandbuggy]

I didn't like this much at all. My husband sort of liked it more then me, but not enough for me to make it again. I did run out of ketchup, so had to use a bit of chili sauce to make up for it, which may have adjusted the taste a bit, but I don't think it was enough to make a difference. It was weird tangy, and not enough sweet, so it tasted kind of funny, and not in a great way. We ate half of it and threw the rest away.

 

[cookinpossum]

My husband gave this 5 stars! I did not use the gravey mix or the mustard and used beef broth instead of the wine. I added some dried onion too. I probably used more Worcestershire than stated and less ketchup. I also did not thicken it. I put it on last night at about 7pm and when my husband got up at noon(he's working nights) it had been cooking about 17 hours! He said it was really good and tender! Thanks for the great recipe. I can't wait to get home and taste it for myself.

 

[Trishs Dishes]

I made this recipe with just a few changes. I didn't have brown gravy so I used Dry Onion Soup mix and threw in a teaspoon of Soy sauce because it was there. This was the most delicious roast I have every made. I can always tell when my husband likes something. It gets really quiet while we are eating. :-) Thank you for sharing.