Fix-It and Forget-It Christmas Cookbook (38 page)

Beef Roast in Beer

Evelyn Page

Riverton, WY

Makes 5-6 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Marinating Time: 8 hours

Cooking Time: 6-8 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 3-qt.

2-3-lb. beef roast

12-oz. can beer

1 onion, sliced

1. Place roast in slow cooker. Poke all over surface with fork.

2. Pour beer over roast. Cover. Refrigerate 8 hours.

3. Add sliced onion to top of roast.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours.

Variations:

1. Brown roast in oil in skillet on top and bottom before placing in cooker.

2. Mix together 1 cup cider vinegar and 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce in slow cooker. Marinate roast in mixture in refrigerator for 2-4 hours. When ready to cook roast, either discard marinade, or add other ingredients to it.

3. To thicken broth, mix together ¼ cup flour and 1 cup water until smooth. Twenty minutes before end of cooking time, remove roast from cooker. Stir flour paste into beef broth in cooker until smooth. Return roast to cooker and continue cooking. When finished, cut roast into chunks and serve with gravy.

Italian Beef Au Jus

Carol Sherwood

Batavia, NY

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 8 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

3-5-lb. boneless beef roast

4-5-oz. pkg. au jus mix

1 pkg. Italian salad dressing mix

14½-oz. can beef broth

half a soup can water

1. Place beef in slow cooker.

2. Combine remaining ingredients in bowl. Pour over roast.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 8 hours.

Serving suggestion: Slice meat and spoon onto hard
rolls
with straining spoon to make sandwiches. Or shred with 2 forks and serve over
noodles
or
rice
in broth thickened with flour.

Tip:

To thicken broth, mix 3 Tbsp. cornstarch into ¼ cup cold water in small bowl. Stir until smooth. Remove ½ cup beef broth from cooker and blend into cornstarch-water. Stir back into broth in cooker, stirring until smooth. Cook 10-15 minutes on High until broth reaches gravy consistency.

Saucy Italian Roast

Sharon Miller

Holmesville, OH

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-9 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

3-3½-lb. boneless rump roast

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. garlic powder

¼ tsp. pepper

4½-oz. jar mushroom pieces, drained

1 medium onion, diced

14-oz. jar spaghetti sauce

¼-½ cup beef broth

1. Cut roast in half.

2. Combine salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub over both halves of roast. Place in slow cooker.

3. Top with mushrooms and onions.

4. Combine spaghetti sauce and broth in a good-sized bowl. Spoon over roast, being careful not to disturb toppings and seasonings covering it.

5. Cover. Cook on Low 8-9 hours.

Serving suggestion: Slice roast. Serve in sauce over
pasta
.

Simply Super Supper

Anne Townsend

Albuquerque, NM

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 7-8 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 3- to 4-qt.

2 ribs celery, sliced

3 carrots, cut in strips

2 potatoes, cubed

2 onions, coarsely chopped

2-lb. beef roast

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

1 Tbsp. liquid smoke

1½ cups water

1. Place vegetables in slow cooker.

2. Place roast on top of vegetables.

3. Sprinkle with dry soup mix.

4. Combine liquid smoke and water in a small bowl. Pour over roast.

5. Cover. Cook on Low 7-8 hours, or until vegetables are tender.

Serving suggestion: Slice meat and serve with
cole slaw
and
French bread
.
Lemon pie
makes a nice finish.

Note:

This is a welcoming dinner to come home to because the house smells so yummy as you walk in. And the wonderful aroma lingers.

Sunday Roast Beef

Beverly Flatt-Getz

Warriors Mark, PA

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 8½-10½ hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

4 potatoes, peeled and quartered

½ cup peeled small onions

1 cup carrot chunks

4-lb. beef chuck roast

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1 pkg. George Washington Seasoning

½ tsp. onion salt

½ tsp. minced garlic

½ tsp. garlic salt

1 cup water

few drops Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

½ cup cold water

1. Place potatoes, onions, and carrots in bottom of slow cooker.

2. Sear beef on all sides in olive oil in skillet. Add to vegetables in slow cooker.

3. Sprinkle with seasonings.

4. Pour water around roast.

5. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

6. Remove meat and vegetables from juice. Season juice with Worcestershire sauce.

7. Dissolve cornstarch in cold water in a small bowl. Stir into slow cooker. Cook on High until thick and bubbly. Serve with juice alongside.

Note:

When I was growing up we often had this for Sunday lunch after church. Mom put it in the oven very early. I adapted the recipe for making it in a slow cooker.

Every year I buy a new game for the whole extended family to play after dinner. Some we’ve especially enjoyed are Pictionary, Guesstures, Family Feud, etc.

Marsha Sabus, Fallbrook, CA

Bavarian Beef

Naomi E. Fast

Hesston, KS

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 6½-7½ hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

3-3½-lb. boneless beef chuck roast

oil

3 cups sliced carrots

3 cups sliced onions