Slow Cooker Pot Roast

 

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"This pot roast is rich and flavorful, with ultra-tender shreds of meat that basically melt in your mouth. Bonus: The slow cooker makes it super simple and lets you come home to the incredible aroma of a ready-to-eat dinner."  Comment from Taste of Home

That photo depicts one of my favorite comfort food meals.  I love the idea of preparing it in the slow cooker.

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French Onion Pot Roast

 

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"This French Onion Pot Roast is hearty, comforting and full of flavor! Tender, juicy beef braised in a rich broth with caramelized onions, topped with gooey cheese and served with toasted bread – irresistible! This cozy family dinner has all the flavor of French onion soup combined with the comforting heartiness of your favorite pot roast. Perfect for Sunday dinners and holidays!"  Comment from Mom On Timeout

Love this idea of adding extra flavor with French onion soup.

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Mississippi Pot Roast Slow Cooker

 

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"Mississippi pot roast is the perfect dish to make in the slow cooker with a chuck roast, gravy, and pepperoncini peppers. The tender, tangy shredded beef is delicious with mashed potatoes or piled into hoagie rolls."  Comment from All Recipes

I've never had this type of pot roast with the ranch dressing and that type of pepper.  Would love to try it!

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Martha's Prime Rib Roast

 

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"Martha's prime rib roast recipe is an impressive main dish, and a favorite for the holidays and special occasions. It calls for a three-rib roast, giving it a simple yet aromatic rub made with bay leaves, orange zest, fresh sage, and olive oil."  Comment from Martha Stewart.com

That sure is a delicious looking prime rib roast.  Martha's method is a couple day endeavor, but I'm sure it is worth it.  Well, look at it . . .

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Oven Roast Beef

 

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"Our Oven Roast Beef is tender, flavorful, and perfect every time! This easy Sunday roast has been a tradition in our family for years. We hope you love this classic recipe as much as we do. Includes best cuts, cook times, and expert tips for best results."  Comment from Favorite Family Recipes

Love Favorite Family Recipes' recipe for a basic roast as it is well explained for a beginner cook and includes variations, side dishes, a recipe for gravy, how to store and what to do with leftovers.

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Gina's Mojo Roast Pork

 This is the best roast pork ever!  It is a family recipe, cuban in origin, and usually includes black beans and garlicy white rice on the side with some of the juice of the pork poured over the beans.  

Ingredients:

Mojo Criollo (Found in your local Hispanic aisle I use Goya brand)

  or make your own Mojo Criollo

6 medium Onions

10-12 garlic cloves

1 cup sour orange juice (you may substitute 1 cup orange juice and 1/8 cup lemon juice)

5 lb Pork butt

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

           

Place pork in Dutch Oven fat side up.  Score the fat and stud with ½ of the garlic. (I like to stab holes in the pork and stuff with garlic to further distribute the garlic flavor within the pork).

           

Cut onions into quarters and place in pot with the remaining garlic

Pour the Mojo Criollo into the Dutch Oven and add 1 cup of sour orange juice.

Cook for about 6 hours or until fork tender.

Another method I use:

Ingredients the same, cooking method different.

I cook my pork roast in the crock pot all day long . . . check it periodically until done to your preference.

Coat the bottom of the crock pot with some olive oil and saute onion and garlic in the olive oil until onions are translucent. 

Add the roast with the Mojo Criollo and sour orange juice.

 

The onions liquify and the roast cooks in the onion and garlic juice, along with the marinade, giving it lots of flavor.  It also makes an awesome gravy.

NOTE:  Cooking time depends on your crock pot.  Set on high - cook around 3-4 hours.  Set on low - 8 hours or until done.