Delicious Slow-cooked Beef Pot Roast

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (4 lb) beef chuck roast (or use top sirloin)
• 6 -8 small garlic cloves (or use as many as desired)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 5 carrots, chopped into large chunks
• 6 large potatoes (or as many as you like)
• 1 large onion, sliced (optional)
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (optional)
• 1 (3/4 ounce) package brown gravy mix (i suggest to use low-sodium)
• 1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup beer
• 2 -3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (optional or to taste)
• 1 (10 ounce) can cola, beverage (coca cola is the best for this)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees f (will reduce oven temperature later).
• 2 make small slits all over the roast then insert a garlic clove in each slit (make as many slits and use as many cloves as desired).
• 3 season the roast with black pepper.
• 4 grease a roasting pan.
• 5 layer the sliced onions (if using) and garlic into the bottom of the pan, then place the roast on top.
• 6 in a medium bowl combine the brown gravy mix with water mixing into a smooth paste, then add in the onion soup mix, mushroom soup, minced garlic, cola beverage and worcestershire sauce; mix well to combine.
• 7 pour the cola mixture over the roast.
• 8 cover and cook at 350 degrees f for about 1 hour.
• 9 uncover and place the carrots and potatoes around the roast.
• 10 reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees f and continue cooking covered for another 2 hours.
• 11 remove from oven and turn the roast over, place back in oven for another 1-2 hours or until roast is tender (could take longer than 2 hours, as you are cooking at a low temperature).
• 12 let the roast stand for 20 minutes before slicing.