slow cooker apple pot roast

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 cups apple
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (3 pound) bottom round roast
• 6 carrots, cut in half
• 6 potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1/4 cup quick-mixing flour (such as wondra®)
• 1 tablespoon dry brown gravy mix
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs 5 mins

Ready Time: 8 hrs 20 mins


• whisk apple , brown sugar, ground cloves, whole cloves, pepper, ginger, and cinnamon together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. add the roast, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. marinate in the refrigerator for 24 to 48 hours.
• stir carrots, potatoes, marinade, and beef together in a slow cooker.
• cook roast in the slow cooker set to low until meat is cooked through and tender, 8 hours.
• transfer 3 cups of the broth from the slow cooker to a saucepan. whisk quick-mixing flour into broth; simmer until gravy thickens, about 5 minutes. stir brown gravy mix, salt, and pepper into gravy.
• set roast, carrots, and potatoes on a serving platter; pour gravy over the top.