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Melissa Hart

No-Sear Mushroom Pot Roast

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 9 hours
Total Time 9 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 boneless beef chuck roast 4 pounds
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 pound cremini mushrooms thickly sliced
  • 1 large yellow onion sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves smashed
  • 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons cold water

Method
 

  1. Put cold mushrooms, onion, and garlic in a 6-quart slow cooker.
  2. Season raw chuck with salt and pepper; set over vegetables.
  3. Whisk broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire, and thyme; pour around roast.
  4. Cover; cook on low 8 1/2 to 9 hours without lifting lid until beef pulls apart easily.
  5. At dinner, move beef aside; stir in cornstarch slurry. Cook on high 10 minutes. Pull beef into pieces; serve with mushroom gravy.