Balsamic Pot Roast (crock Pot)

Total Time: 8 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 1/2 lbs beef round steak, trimmed of fat
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 cups baby carrots, peeled
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 teaspoon low-sodium beef bouillon granules
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, ground
• 1 cup diced tomato (canned)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 in a large, heavy skillet, sear the beef in the oil until browned all over. transfer the beef to your slow cooker.
• 2 scatter the onion, carrots and garlic around the beef.
• 3 in a bowl, stir together the broth, bouillon, vinegar, and rosemary. pour the mixture over the beef.
• 4 pour the tomatoes on top.
• 5 season with pepper.
• 6 cover the slow cooker, and cook on low for 8 hours.
• 7 when cooking time is up, remove the beef with tongs and place it on a serving platter. scoop the onions and carrots out with a slotted spoon and pile them around the roast.
• 8 turn crock pot to high and thicken the juice left in the slow cooker with cornstarch mixed with water. serve it with the beef.