Ingredients for a Slow Cooked Pot Roast

Series Summary

A slow cooker is a counter-top, electrical home appliance that is used to cook stews and other dishes at relatively low temperatures, with long cooking times. Many recipes simply call for the ingredients to be put in the cooker with little preparation, after which the slow cooker can safely be left to work unattended, making it a convenient cooking device. The modern slow cooker was developed with the trademark name, Crock Pot, and so this name is often used to refer to any slow cooker. Recipes intended for other cooking methods must be modified for slow cookers. Often water must be decreased, as cooking at higher temperatures requires enough liquid to allow for evaporation.

Any meat that has been prepare through roasting, thus resulting in a caramelized surface, is considered a roast. The enhanced flavor of roasts makes them perfect for stews prepared in crock pots. In this free video series, out expert will show you how to cook a roast stew in a slow cooker, from start to finish. You'll learn how to prepare and cut vegetables, as well as the roast itself, how to season the ingredients, and when to add new ingredients. For a flavorful, hearty dish, look no further than the slow cooked stew. Sure, it may take awhile, but slow cooking means that you can often leave your stew unattended. And besides, it'll be worth the wait!

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Josiah Owen and today we are going to talk about making pot roast. Now we are going to go over the ingredients for our pot roast. We are going to need 2 medium onions, 4 medium carrots, 5 red potatoes, a 1/4 cup olive oil, salt and pepper, 1 cup flour, 4-5 cloves of garlic, 2 stem rosemary, 3-4 pound roast and 1/2 a bottle of red wine. "