Slow Cooker Roast Beef

This Slow Cooker Beef will be become your favourite Sunday Roast – incredibly tender slow cooked beef in a rich gravy. 10/10 for flavour and almost zero effort! This recipe is gluten free and slimming friendly.

 

Ingredients

Olive oil cooking spray or 2 tbsp olive oil
1.4 kg (3 pounds) beef joint such as brisket or topside
Salt and pepper to season
60 ml (¼ cup) red or white wine (or stock) to deglaze pan
2 onions , roughly chopped
4 carrots , halved (add more if you like)
6 potatoes , peeled and halved (optional)
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp soy sauce (or Tamari for GF version)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp concentrated tomato paste
3 garlic cloves , minced
1/2 tsp salt
480 ml (2 cups) hot beef stock (low sodium beefbroth)
2 Bay leaves
1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch) diluted in 1 tbsp cold water
Salt and pepper to season
2 tbsp flat leaf parsley , chopped to garnish

Instructions

  1. Take the beef joint out of the fridge for 30 minutes to come to room temperature. Pat the beef dry with kitchen paper and season well with salt and pepper.
  2. Spray a large pan or casserole dish with olive oil spray and sear the beef on all sides until nicely coloured. This can take up to 10-15 minutes but adds so much flavour so don’t skip!
  3. Set the beef aside and deglaze the pan with white wine (or red wine or beef stock), scraping any browned bits into the stock with the back of a wooden spoon.
  4. Add the onions and carrots and stir until they get a bit of colour and and almost all of the liquid is gone.
  5. Add beef stock (broth), soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree, minced garlic, salt and bay leaves to your slow cooker. Stir to combine.
  6. Add the beef and then the vegetables, pushing them down into the liquid. Check the levels of the stock, it should come up halfway up the side of your joint. Top with extra hot beef stock if necessary.
  7. Cover the slow cooker and cook your beef joint for 5-8 hours on LOW or 3-6 hours on HIGH. A large topside joint requires around 5-6 hours on LOW setting or 3 on HIGH whereas a brisket can happily cook for up to 8 on LOW and 6 on HIGH. If you can, flip the beef joint over about halfway through the cooking.
  8. Check the beef using a digital thermometer (this is best for a Topside joint which requires less coooking time – Medium rare – 55°C (131°F) | Medium – 60°C ( 140°F) | Medium well – 65°C (149°F) | Well done – 70°C+ (158°F).
  9. Remove the joint from the crockpot and rest for half an hour, loosely covered with foil.
  10. Use a slotted spoon to remove the vegetables from the slow cooker. Strain all the liquid into a saucepan discarding any solids.
  11. Stir in the cornflour slurry and bring the gravy to a simmer for 10-15 minutes or until reduced. Taste and season if needed.
  12. Slice the beef against the grain and arrange on a platter with the vegetables. Drizzle with some of the gravy and garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
  13. Serve the roast allowing everyone to pour extra gravy on top – SO YUMMY!