Grandma Maul's Italian Beef

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (4 pound) boneless beef chuck roast
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon anise seed
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed
• 1 large green bell pepper, julienned

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 10 hrs 20 mins


• rinse and pat dry the roast. coat the roast evenly with the flour; season with salt and pepper.
• heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. add the garlic to the hot oil; sear the beef in the oil until all sides are slightly browned. transfer the roast to a slow cooker. pour the water over the roast.
• cook on low for 5 hours. add the anise seed and sesame seed to the slow cooker and cook another 4 hours. add the green bell pepper and continue cooking until the meat is tender and easily pulled apart, about 1 hour more.