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Easy Beef Pot Roast

A one pot healthy budget friendly family meal with tender roast beef and vegetables
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1.5kg Beef roast (Brisket, topside, chuck)
  • 2 large Carrots, thickly sliced
  • 2 large Potatoes, sliced into thick sticks
  • 2 rashers Bacon, diced
  • 1 Leek, thickly sliced
  • 3 Garlic cloves, diced or crushed
  • 8 small Eschallots (onions), peeled
  • 200g Mushrooms
  • 2 or 3 Bay leaves, depending on size
  • 4 large sprigs of Thyme or 1 tspn dried Thyme leaves
  • Cracked Pepper
  • Salt
  • 1tblspn Cornflour

Instructions
 

  • Place carrots and potatoes in slow cooker bowl
  • Scatter bacon, leek and garlic over carrots and potatoes
  • Season beef with cracked pepper and place in slow cooker bowl
  • Place eschallots and mushrooms around beef
  • Add bay leaves and thyme
  • Cook on LOW for 8hrs (Contempo 5.5L sc)
  • Mix the cornflour with 2 tblspns of water
  • Remove beef, cover with foil and allow to rest for 10-15mins
  • Season vegetables with salt and pepper to taste, stir in cornflour mix and leave to thicken
  • Slice beef and serve with vegetables and sauce
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