I kind of combined two recepies in my head while was cooking. (i know this is probable the main error)
I was following this recipe more preciesley. https://www.cookingclassy.com/slow-cooker-pot-roast/
I seared the potroast/sautated the onions&garlic got the crunch bits off the bottom of the pan.
Chopped up the vegies used whole red potatoes
Heres where i diverged. (i've only been cooking for about 10 minutes now.)
When all was said and done i had bought a pack of beefy onion soup mix to add to to the beef broth for seasoning.
i spread it out over the vegtables/beef and then poured beef broth over all of it until the the potatoes were about half sticking out.
What i'm trying to convey is that i think i've more turned this potroast into a stew. Which i'm fine with.
Its going to be cooking for 8 hours. Should i have added water instead? if so how much? Have i over seasoned it? Should i drain out some of the beef broth?
I'm kind of at a loss. This is the very first time i've ever used a slow cooker. it was my mothers and i'm trying my best to rediscover her potroast and beef stew recipies. She had always meant to pass them on to me but covid happened. and now i'm getting emotional and panicing. sorry for the rant.
Update: i have since halved the potatoes and cut the bigger chunks of carrots and celery in half
by Elonth
8 Comments
You’re doing fine! If you have too much liquid, you can always take some off with a cup. Just make sure you season to adjust. Taste as you go!
It’s also ok if it turn out as a stew! Chop up or shred that roast if you want and it’ll still be tasty. Take it out of the slowcooker and stick it in your oven’s broiler for some crispy bits. It’s always fun to adapt an old family recipie for your own tastes!
Taste it to see if there is too much onion taste. The beefy onion soup mix might have been extra. Next time use the beefy onion soup mix with water or the fresh onions with beef broth. Keep trying! Don’t give up!
It doesn’t sound like stew to me.
You don’t mention the volume of broth but pot roast in a slow cooker is usually made with some kind of liquid.
Personally, I use cream of mushroom soup and fill the can with milk, stir to scrap the sides and add that.
You’re doing fine.
P.S. Fed Ex me some.
It’s possible there will be too much liquid as it goes along, and you can remove some if it is, but I doubt it
to me, what you’ve got there, is a lot of potential gravy 🙂
Looks delicious. I’ll help you eat it
Chop those potatoes, carrots and celery, they will never cook that large.
See what you have after the cook time. I think you’re fine. It will all be edible. Do not worry! At the worst, after the cook time, you dump the liquid into a pan and thicken it with a roux or slurry to get gravy.
It sounds like it’ll be a perfectly edible stew, I bet when you sit down to eat it you’ll enjoy every single mouthful.