crock pot recipe the second

[eve11]

This one's only been cooking 1hr 15 minutes and already it smells really good.


Roast beef sandwiches

4 - 5 lbs. block-style rump roast
1 10.5 oz can campbell's condensed french onion soup
1 14 oz can beef broth
1 bottle Newcastle Brown Ale
kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder

6-8 french rolls
butter
provolone cheese

Season meat with spices. Put in slow cooker. Mix together liquid ingredients and pour over meat. Cook 7 hours. Also, some folks on allrecipes suggest taking the meat out before it is fully cooked, so you can slice it up (thinly on the diagonal) before it gets to shredding stage, and putting the slices back in the slow cooker to complete cooking.

When meat is cooked, toast french rolls in the oven with some butter, add beef and melt some provolone cheese over them (also could add caramelized onions on top) for the sandwich. Serve with the crock-pot liquid as au jus. I've got french fries and cole slaw for the sides.

The french onion soup was not the easiest thing to find. ShopNSave didn't have any, and at BiLo I apparently got the very last can. But it definitely has a good flavor to it.

Comments

[twichie.livejournal.com]

That sounds fantastic. I'm copying it for future reference! COOL!

Here's a quick one that's excellent to try.

Pepsi Pot Roast

1 4-5 lb pot roast
1 can cream of celery soup
1 16 oz can of Pepsi (yes...Pepsi)
1 envelope dry onion soup mix.

Put the pot roast in the slow cooker. In a bowl, mix other ingredients then pour it over the top of the pot roast.

Cook about 4-6 hours.

The Pepsi works to break down the meat and makes it UBER tender (and no..this doesn't turn out sweet tasting at all) while the soup mixes make a GREAT sauce. We always make sure that there's nice crusty bread to go with it. It makes a great meat for a meal, but we've had it shredded into sandwiches too. :)

[eve11]

mmm...

I saw on allrecipes that some people used cola of some kind for the roast. It sounds like it would be really good. I wonder though, if one could use diet cola instead of regular. We never buy regular but we've usually got some diet around. I'd be worried about any nutra-sweet flavoring coming through to the roast.

[twichie.livejournal.com]

I've worried the same thing so I just pick up a bottle or a can of it when I'm in a check out someplace...or at the grocery store getting the rest of the ingredients. That way I can get a single and don't need to worry about waste.

I very nearly tried 7 up with my chicken the other day, but it was diet. LOL. I chose against tempting fate on that one...LOL

[lem0nb0mbs.livejournal.com]

delish!

[lem0nb0mbs.livejournal.com]

Progresso makes a french onion soiup, I think. Their soup is not usually shelved with Campbells'. Also, I've noticed their varieties vary from store to store. Try Giant Eagle, and even Rite Aid carries a lot of soup!

[eve11]

I just want to make sure I've got a condensed version. Someone in the comments mentioned they used non-condensed and it wasn't as good for flavor.

[lem0nb0mbs.livejournal.com]

I see. (I think that comment came after mine?)

I found the predominant flavor in the au jus was beef, not onion. Onion was there, but I thought that came from the carmelized onions. Then again, I wasn't paying attenion. I was busy enjoying. ;-) If I ever try it again, I'd have to actually give the components a good taste on their own.

[nwhepcat.livejournal.com]

I used stout and onion soup mix in my recipe, and that was enough liquid for my purposes. It didn't taste incredibly oniony, but that is okay with me.

(mmmm, just had leftovers....)