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Bottom Round Roast Slow Cooker with Gravy

Bottom Round Roast Slow Cooker with Gravy is hearty and so filling. Simple, made low and slow with gravy you'll want to slurp with a straw.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • crock pot / slow cooker
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoon
  • cutting board
  • knife
  • whisk

Ingredients
  

Bottom Round Roast

  • 3 1/2 pound Bottom Round Roast or Boneless Rump Roast
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 large sweet onion
  • 4 large garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup marsala wine
  • 1 cup beef broth, or 1 teaspoon beef paste and 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon dried rosemary
  • 1 Tablespoon dried thyme

Gravy

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 Tablespoons corn starch
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper

Instructions
 

Bottom Round Roast

  • Season. Pat the roast dry. Then rub salt and pepper on all sides of the roast - use all that salt!
  • Slow Cooker. Place the roast in the slow cooker.
  • Onion. Peel, trim, and cut the onion in half. Quarter each half and add it to the slow cooker.
  • Garlic. Using a measuring cup, smash each garlic clove to crack the shell. Peel the garlic cloves, then place each in the slow cooker.
  • Seasonings and Liquids. Add all the remaining seasonings and liquids (broth, Marsala wine, beef broth or paste plus water, and apple cider vinegar).
  • Cook. Put the lid on the slow cooker and set the cooker on low for 7-8 hours.

Gravy

  • Strain. Remove the roast from the crock pot. Using a measuring cup or ladle, spoon out the liquid. Pour the liquid through a mess strainer into a small saucepan.
  • Slurry. To make the gravy, first mix the corn starch with cold water until completely blended. Be sure all the starch is completely mixed.
  • Mix. Add the corn starch slurry the saucepan.
  • Boil. Bring the gravy to a boil and stir until it becomes thick. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    NOTE: If you get clumpy corn starch in your gravy, just strain the gravy, and start over. If the gravy isn't thickening, make more slurry and add it to the gravy.
  • Enjoy! Serve the roast with the gravy.
Keyword crock pot, dinner