Cocoa-Cola Roast in Slow Cooker
The moist tender roast with a delicious flavor using cocoa-cola. Change up the way you cook a roast.
Equipment
- 6 quart crockpot
- large skillet
Ingredients
- 3-4 lb chuck roast
- 2 TBS cooking oil (vegetable, olive, or avocado)
- salt & pepper
- 5 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 1/2 lbs red potatoes, washed and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, whole
- 1 (10oz) can cream of celery or mushroom soup
- 1 (10oz) can french onion soup
- 2 cups beef broth
- 12 oz cocoa-cola
- 1 TBS corn starch, as thickner
Instructions
- Heat cooking oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season top & bottom of roast with salt & pepper. Place roast into hot skillet. Allow to sear for 3-4 minutes until bottom is golden brown and has a crust. Flip over roast and sear for another 3-4 minutes until golden brown and has a crust. Sear each side of the roast for just 30 seconds. Remove roast from pan and place onto a plate.
- Add chopped vegetables (carrots, onions, celery, potatoes) to skillet and saute for 3 minutes. Add in garlic and saute another 1 minute.
- In the bottom of the crockpot place 1/2 of the sauted vegetables. Lay the roast on top of the vegetables. Place remainder of the vegetables on top and sides of the roast.
- In the same skillet with burner off, mix together soups (cream of celery, french onion soup, and beef broth) along with the cocoa-cola until well combined. Pour mixture over roast and vegetables in crockpot.
- Place lid on crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 5-6 hours. Roast should be fork tender and cooked through. Vegetables should be tender as well.NOTE: Depending on the size and type of roast will determine how long of a cook time. Keep an eye on the final cook time and add additional time if needed to make sure roast is very tender.
- Remove roast and vegetables from crockpot and place on a serving platter. Mix 1/2 cup of liquid from crockpot with 1 TBS corn starch. Pour mixture into crockpot liquid and stir to thicken for a gravy to pour over the roast and vegetables. Enjoy.
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