Mom's Beef Roast
Kirsten Giles
Melt in your mouth fork-tender beef roast with yukon gold potatoes,fresh carrots, mushrooms & Onions served with a homemade gravy that is sure to become a family favorite.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 6 hours hrs
Total Time 6 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
- 3 lb. chuck beef roast
- 6-8 yukon gold potatoes cut into 4ths
- 8 carrots cut into 3rds
- 1 large onion
- 2 pkg. fresh mushrooms
- 1 C beef broth
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- garlic powder Liberally cover the meat
- season salt Liberally cover the meat
- sea salt Liberally on vegetables
- pepper liberally on vegetables
- 4 Tbsp cornstarch more if needed
- 1/4 c water
Liberally cover the beef, both sides and sear in a pan with the olive oil.
Place the seared meat in the bottom of your cooker and sprinkle liberally with garlic powder.
On top of the meat, layer the veggies, in this order: onion,mushrooms,carrots, then potatoes.
Cook on high for 5 hours.
At the 5 hour mark. Season liberally with salt and pepper and add butter if you would like. Recover and cook the remaining hour.
Remove veggies from the cooker and pour all juices/drippings into a pan and place on the stove and bring to a boil.
Mix the cornstarch and water and add to the juice to make a gravy. Stir until it thickens. Ad more if you would like a thicker gravy.
ENJOY!
Keyword Beef, Beef pot roast, one pot dinner, Pot roast