The other day I put a creamy new twist on crock pot beef roast. I never know if the recipes I discover are already well know or if I found something new. So I share in hopes it inspires a yummy new meal in your house too!
I started in a large sauce pan and sauteed onions(dried) and garlic in a cube of butter. Then I added mixed veggies (dried mix that I LOVE and use all the time) and 1 cup of red wine (cheap,used only for cooking). I added a pinch of salt and pepper and added the roast.
I also sprinkled the roast with brown sugar as I was browning it on all sides to help it caramelize.
Once roast is brown and the liquids in the pan are starting to thicken..
remove the roast and put it in the crock pot on high.
Continue to cook liquids in pan until they start to turn thick and stick to the bottom of the pan. Slowly add 1/2 cup of water (or more) and stir,scraping up the yummy bits off the bottom of the pan to save every bit of the super condensed flavors. Pour over meat in crock pot and cook on high for 4-6 hours depending on size of your roast. Add potatoes and carrots etc for the last 2 hours.
FINALLY..
In the last hour add a can of cream of mushroom soup,1/2 can of milk and a half of a cube of cream cheese and let it melt while stirring occasionally.
When it is done you have roast,veggies and gravy! Vern said it tasted similar to Salisbury steak,we loved it! Actually we ate it two nights in a row!
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