Slow Cooker Bavarian Pot Roast Recipes

TENDER BAVARIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, brown roast on all sides over medium-high heat. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a bowl, combine the juice, tomato sauce, onion, vinegar, salt, cinnamon and ginger; pour over roast. Cover and cook on high for 5-7 hours., In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices until well combined. Cover and cook 1 hour longer or until the meat is tender and gravy begins to thicken.

SLOW COOKER BAVARIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the roast on all sides. Place in a lightly grease slow cooker.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the water, broth, tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, onion powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt and pepper. Pour over roast and add bay leaves to slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or until meat is tender. Remove meat from slow cooker and cover to keep warm.
• Whisk together cornstarch and water, then whisk cornstarch mixture into slow cooker to thicken juices. Serve roast with thickened juices.

SLOW-COOKER BAVARIAN-STYLE BEEF AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook beef in oil about 5 minutes or until brown on all sides. Sprinkle with caraway seed and salt.
• Place beef in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Place onions, sauerkraut and 1/4 cup of the beer around beef.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
• Remove beef from cooker; cover to keep warm. Mix flour, remaining 1/4 cup beer and the mustard in small bowl; gradually stir into juices in cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 15 to 30 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve beef with juices.

SLOW-COOKER BAVARIAN-STYLE ROUND STEAK WITH RED ONIONS AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Place onions in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Top with brown sugar, vinegar, salt and beef base. Top with beef. Sprinkle flour over beef.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• About 15 minutes before serving, cook and drain noodles as directed on package. To serve, pour onions and broth over beef and noodles.

BAVARIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil. Brown roast on all sides. Meanwhile, combine water, beer, tomato sauce, onion, sugar, vinegar, salt, cinnamon, bay leaf, pepper and ginger. Pour over meat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is tender, 2-1/2-3 hours., Remove meat and slice. Discard bay leaf. If desired, thicken pan juices for gravy. Freeze option: Place sliced pot roast in freezer containers; top with cooking juices. Cool and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little broth if necessary.

SLOW COOKER CUBAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Trim fat from roast.
• Line the bottom of a slow cooker with onion slices, then place roast on onions.
• Mix red wine, water, gravy mix, soup mix, and bay leaves together; pour over roast. Cook on Low for 8 hours.
• Remove roast from slow cooker and set aside to cool. Remove and discard bay leaves. Run onions and juice through a blender, then transfer blended juice back to the slow cooker and bring to a boil.
• Mix cornstarch and water together in a small dish and add to the boiling sauce. Cook until sauce is consistency of a thick gravy. Add paprika.
• Slice roast crosswise on a slight diagonal into 1/2-inch slices. Pour sauce over meat and serve.

BAVARIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Trim extra fat off of roast.
• In a large skillet, brown roast in 1 Tablespoon of cooking oil.
• Drain off fat.
• Place the carrots, onions, celery and 3/4 cup pickles in the bottom of your slow cooker.
• Place browned roast on top of vegetables.
• In a small mixing bowl or large measuring cup, combine the red wine or beef broth, mustard, pepper, cloves and bay leaves.
• Pour liquid over meat.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours of on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
• Remove the meat form the slow cooker and vegetables with slotted spoon.
• Place both meat and vegetables on a platter covered with foil.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Place in a 200 degree oven to keep warm until gravy is made or ready to serve.
• For gravy, pour liquid from slow cooker into a small saucepan.
• Skim off extra fat.
• Stir 4 Tablespoons of red wine or broth and 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour into a small shaker.
• Shake until well blened.
• Place liquid on medium-high heat and stir in flour mixture.
• Cook until gravy is thick.
• Serve gravy over meat, vegetables, and pasta.
• If desired, top with additional chopped dill pickle and crumbled bacon.

GERMAN-STYLE POT ROAST - CROCK POT

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients, except the roast, in your slow-cooker.
• Mix well.
• Add the roast and stir well to coat it.
• Cook on low for 10 hours or high for 5 hours.