New Ways With Beef in Your Slow Cooker: Oriental-Style Pot Roast and a Really Different Roast Beef

!±8± New Ways With Beef in Your Slow Cooker: Oriental-Style Pot Roast and a Really Different Roast Beef

Are you tired of the same old crockpot or slow cooker recipes? This article shows you how to use your cooker, even the basic ingredients and yet came away with a totally new taste! Instead of the same old pot roast try an Oriental-Style Pot Roast for a new and different twist. The Really Different Pot Roast is seasoned with a unique group of seasonings and makes it's own gravy. A moist and tasty roast beef!

ORIENTAL-STYLE POT ROAST

1 (3 to 3 1/2 lbs) beef chuck roast
2 tbsp canola or olive oil
1 can (16-oz) bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
1 can (5-oz) water chestnuts, drained, sliced thin
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch size pieces
1/4 cup cider or white vinegar
1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp black pepper

Trim fat from roast and cut, if necessary to fit into slow cooker or crockpot. Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown roast in the hot oil. Place meat in the cooker. Add the bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and bell pepper to the pot.

In a small bowl, stir together the the jam, vinegar, soy, garlic, salt, pepper, and ginger. Pour mixture over the meat and vegetables in the cooker. Cover the cooker and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove the meat and vegetables.

Skim any fat from the liquid in the cooker. Measure out two cups of the liquid. Return the meat and the vegetables to the cooker and replace the cover.

Sauce:
1 can (11-oz) mandarin oranges
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups reserved cooking liquid

Drain the oranges but reserve 1/4 cup of the juice. In a small saucepan, slowly blend the juice into the cornstarch; stir in the cooking liquid. Cook, stirring, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in the orange sections and heat through.

Place the meat and vegetables on large serving platter. Spoon some of the sauce over all. Serve with hot brown rice and the remaining sauce.

REALLY DIFFERENT ROAST BEEF

1 (approx 3 lb) beef roast
1 pkg dry ranch dressing mix
1 pkg dry brown gravy mix
1 pkg dry Italian dressing mix
1/2 pkg dry onion soup mix
2 cups water

Combine the dry mixes with the water and stir to dissolve. Place roast in slow cooker or crockpot; pour the water mixture over the roast. Cover and cook on high approximately 5 to 6 hours or until done.

Enjoy!