Slow Cooker Au Jus Pot Roast

Pot roast has always been a winner in our household. Dad loved it. It was almost guaranteed to be his birthday dinner. It can be an expensive cut of meat, but it's often on sale. Which is how I ended up with one this weekend.

The main difference between the way we cooked these for Dad and how I cook them is that I won't be adding potatoes and carrots to it...sadly.

It also makes enough for lunches all week for me. So I have a 4lb chuck roast in the slow cooker right now.

In fact, a new slow cooker...I dropped the lid of my last one, ordered a new one. Then dropped the entire insert on my way home from the work pot luck. Decided it was time to get a smaller one since it's just me.

Slow Cooker Au Jus Pot Roast

Image from AllRecipes.com

Recipe from Allrecipes.com

Serves: 8
1 (4 pound) boneless beef chuck roast
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
1 tablespoon Montreal-style steak seasoning
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cube beef bouillon
1 cup hot strong black coffee
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano, or to taste
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, or to taste

Rub chuck roast with 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle on all sides with steak seasoning.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the roast in the hot oil until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a slow cooker.

Dissolve beef bouillon cube in the coffee and pour the mixture over the roast. Pour tomato sauce over meat and season with oregano; drizzle meat with 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce.

Set cooker to Low and cook until meat is tender, 8 to 10 hours.