How do you cook a roast joint in a slow cooker?

Question

Ive bought the thing as I love cooking roasts but want to be able to come home to one - so anyone got any recipies let me know. Basically do I need to put water in it and how much?

Answer 1

Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast

This is a very easy recipe for a delicious pot roast. It makes its own gravy. It's designed especially for the working person who does not have time to cook all day, but it tastes like you did. You'll want the cut to be between 5 and 6 pounds.

2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 1/4 cups water
5 1/2 lbs pot roast

In a slow cooker, mix cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix and water.
Place pot roast in slow cooker and coat with soup mixture.
Cook on High setting for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low setting for 8 to 9 hours.

12 servings

Answer 2

Krisy ya can ony do a pot roast in a slow cooker, its easy enough BUT it will be NOTHING like a normal roast. First off place the whole joint into the slow cooker then add onions & whatever veg ya want to go with it (not frozen they will disintegrate) top up with oxo cubes diluted as instructed for whitchever meat you are using i.e. chicken for chicken, beef for beef etc. Make sure the meat is as covered as you can get it without overflowing the base of the cooker and just leave it to cook for the day.....what you must realise is that the meat will fall apart it wont slice like a normal roast, it is delicious though BUT very very different. Alternatively cook the meat in the oven as usual but do roasted veg with it that way it doesnt take a lot of pans and prep etc...Happy roastin honey

Answer 3

A good quality roasting joint would be totally wasted in a slow cooker. However, a nice piece of brisket, on a bed of root veg, with wine, herbs etc, would be heaven,

Answer 4

2 full cups of water and a splsh of oil never failed me, i have cooked many roasts(head chef of a hotel resteraunt)

Answer 5

bung it in foil, pop it in the oven and cook for longer at a lower heat.

my other half does it and has got it down to fine art.

Answer 6

A small amount of water.

Answer 7

slowly