Beef Pot Roast In Crock Pot / Slow Cooker

Total Time: 12 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2-1 7/8 kg boneless beef roast, beef topside roast
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 small onions, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 cup beef stock or 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, liquid stock
• 3 teaspoons plain flour (optional)
• 4 teaspoons water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 trim all excess fat from the roast.
• 2 combine 1/4 cup flour, salt and pepper on a flat plate. coat meat with the flour mixture. heat large pan with oil and brown the beef.
• 3 place onion and celery in slow cooker, then pour in the liquid stock and top with roast (cut roast in half if it's unable to fit),.
• 4 cover and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours. depending on how well you enjoy the beef.
• 5 remove beef from the slow cooker and allow to sit until you make the gravy (about 10 mins).
• 6 to make gravy pour all the juices from the slow cooker into a pot and puree with a hand wand. put the meat juices on a very low heat on the stove top. in a separate bowl mix flour and water until liquid paste. slowly add the flour and water mixture into the gravy pot, mix the gravy until it thickens.
• 7 slice beef and serve with roasted root vegetables and gravy.