Directions
1Place roast in slow cooker and pierce some holes all over the top surface of it with a sharp knife
2Cut large onion into quarters and place around the roast in the base of the slow cooker
3Combine rub ingredients and rub onto and into the surface of the roast beef
4Squirt the mustard across the top of the roast
5Cook on high for 4hrs then low for 2hrs (or Auto for 7hrs or low for 8hrs)
6When cooked, using a slotted spoon remove the onion and discard
7Remove roast beef from slow cooker and rest it while you make the gravy
8To make gravy add the gravy powder sachet (dry, no water added) to the cooking juices and whisk to combine well then turn to HIGH
9While carving your meat and plating up your meals have the slow cooker cook on HIGH to thicken your gravy nicely (you could do this on a stove top also if you prefer to do it faster but ours thickened nicely in slow cooker in around 10-15mins)
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Submitted by Paulene Christie
23 Reviews
Alison Armstrong
December 4, 2020
Not good, followed recipe exactly but end result was dry, stringy meat, flavour was nice, but meat disappointing. Not a keeper
Sandy
October 16, 2020
Absolutely loved this. Used Dijon Mustard instead of the American one. So delicious. Will definitely be making again.
Natalie Vlahos
September 21, 2020
Loved this! I did 8 hrs on low but as I had a 1.7kg piece I turned off early and it was perfect. My children loved it and that includes the 1 year old as was a perfect texture for him. I will add a little more mustard next time as I was lenient due to the children but I think it would be fine with more. Look forward to doing it again!
Adrienne
June 21, 2020
Absolutely delicious and so easy! I did 8 hours low on a blade roast and the meat fell apart when I carved it. Because it fell apart I thought it was easier to throw it back in the slow cooker and mix the meat through the gravy rather than put the gravy on later. Turned out to be a good choice and with roast potatoes and veggies it was a thumbs up from my boys
Jodie Leemhuis
December 3, 2019
Undeniably this has to be the BEST roast beef I’ve ever had in my entire life šš Paulene Christie you are a true genious for creating this absolutely delectable roast beef recipe! 10/10 for the beef š And the gravy… OMG it totally deserves its own individual score of 10/10, it is just sooooo good š Only changes I made to the recipe were adding some onion powder and a crushed beef stock cube to the spice rub and I didn’t bother measuring the mustard, I just squeezed it on the beef and used a knife to spread it all over the roast before adding the spice rub. NOTE : I followed the method in SCC Kids page 160 that states to add mustard and then the spice rub as this helps keep the spices on the beef as it’s cooking š Love, love, love this recipe so much so that we’ve enjoyed it twice in the past 2 weeks already… A complete dinner winner š
Darren Comley
December 2, 2019
This was a winner in my house. My boys are sold are on 1-2-3 Roast beef but they enjoyed this too, with oven roasted vegies. I gave too much cooking time (8 hr low) to the 1.7kg topside so it came out a little dry, but this wasn’t a problem with the magnificent gravy that this dish produces. I look forward to doing it again soon.
Sophie
July 1, 2019
Beautiful tender meat at the end. Will be making this a regular on our meal list.
Carina Rowe
June 30, 2019
AMAZING! The best roast beef we’ve eaten and the gravy was delicious. Will definitely be making this again.
Krisha Guinea
February 5, 2019
This is an outstanding Roast. Don’t let the ingredients put you off. Kids loved it, hubby loved it. Even the 12 mnth had a try.
Absolutely easy and stunning!!!
Fiona
September 2, 2018
Im not normally a big fan of roast beef but this was delicious! I had to tweak a couple of things as I didn’t have all the ingredients but it was very tasty!
Ceri
July 2, 2018
Think my S/C cooks too hot ’cause my 1.8kg piece of topside came out so dry! However, once we’d poured the yummy gravy over it, that saved the dish. Am going to try this again with a piece of blade.
Leah
June 18, 2018
Absolutely fantastic! I used twice as much american mustard as we love it so much. Juices made for a very interesting delicious gravy. Definitely making this again.
Elissa
June 18, 2018
Made this with a 1.1kg topside roast with no fat on it. Cooked for 8 hours on low and it was quite dry. Have made it before with a bigger piece of meat and it was perfect so if making with a smaller roast, Iād reduce the cooking time. Gravy and spice flavours were delicious!
Sarita Aldred
May 30, 2018
Absolutely Delicious. At the request of my partner when I make this tomorrow it will have smoky BBQ sauce instead of Mustard… I can’t wait to see how it goes!
Karla
May 15, 2018
Great recipe used garlic salt instead of powder and also added whole grain mustard seeds but used a little less of the bottled mustard. Made the leftover meat into pies I think the pies were more of a winner than the roast
Sharon Lane
March 18, 2018
This is amazing, so flavoursome & the meat was so tender, absolutely beautiful. Thank you for this incredible recipe.
Carlie Ormston
March 16, 2018
This was absolutely incredible! I omitted the salt and used garlic salt instead. It was definitely a hit and I will slow cook all my roasts from now on! Thank you for creating such a delicious dish!! šššš
Carlie Ormston
March 16, 2018
This was absolutely beautiful! I think my slow cooker is a little hotter than others so next time I won’t cook it as long. I substituted the garlic powder for garlic salt and omitted the pink salt. I think next time I’ll try a pepper gravy! This was the first time I’ve slow cooked a roast and I’ll happily do this from now on! Thank you for creating a delicious dish! šššš
Em
January 27, 2018
This was absolutely delicious. Has been requested to add to the roster. We had four hungry adults and two even hungrier toddlers and there was still leftovers. The best part is making the gravy right there in the dish, no extra pots to clean! Thanks for sharing š
Barbara
December 30, 2017
Tasted yummy, just fell apart
Mel
September 26, 2017
Absoulety amazing!!! Best roast I’ve ever made!!!
Mel Schmidt
September 26, 2017
Absoulety AMAZING!!!
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Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
December 7, 2020
Sounds like it just cooked too long in your cooker if it was dry for you Alison as it certainly wasn’t for us – since you liked the flavour simply decrease cooking time next time and it’ll be great š