I need help with cooking a pot roast?

Question

this is my first one and i have all the ingriedients and stuff that i am going to use, i want to do it in my crock pot but i dont get home from work till 4 and all the recipes i looked at say to cook on high for 4-6 hours i was wondering if there are quicker ways or if im going to need to just do it in the oven, if u know any good websites with good recipes that would help lots thanks

thanks all, i guess i will be leaving it in all day to get nice and tender

Answer 1

I cook roast in my crock pot all the time and I work during the day. Just follow the directions that you have, just put the crock pot on LOW (8-10 hrs) and go to work and by the time you come home it will be so tender......and juicy....ummmm. Now thats some good eating..... I usually get up and put in on right before I walk out of the doo for work, which is about 6:30AM and I get off at 4PM. I get home about 5 or so and I still let it cook for an additioanl hour, just add potatoes and other little ingredients and wait. Good Luck with your first pot roast, hopefully it will not be your last........

Answer 2

Just follow the recipe and cook it on low till you get home. Don't worry about it, it will be fine, just a little more tender. I do it all the time I leave for work at 8 and don't get back till 5pm. My pot roast comes out great. Just don't forget to put it on LOW instead of high.

Answer 3

Put it in the crock pot before you go to work. Put your carrots, potatos, and onions in there too (before work). They will all be nice and tender when you get home. I put a pack of onion soup mix in there too for flavor. Add enough water to just cover the stuff in the pot.

Answer 4

You could do it in your oven in under 2 hours, by pot roast you mean in gravy right. Use cream of mushroom soup with Lipton onion soup in a package. There is a basic recipe that is good for your 1st time on the Lipton onion soup box...afterwords you can try other recipes, or modify the basic one...good luck and enjoy :)

Answer 5

Turn your CC down to low and add 1/3 more to the cooking time. You didn't state the weight of your roast, and for the future now is a good time to look and the I.D. plate on the bottom of your CC and memorize the Wattage range, this will give us a better Idea of how hot your CC cooks.

Answer 6

it should be OK in the crock pot on high ,i like it with beer in it makes it really taste good then add celery onion carrots and potatoes when u are done with this you can add it all to a pot and make home made veggie soup just put it all in a pot juice and all 1 can stewed tomatoes ,1 bag frozen soup veggies ,small can v 8 juice,small cabbage,2 tsp soup base bouillon

Answer 7

Put it in the crockpot before you go to work, cook on low until you get home. I do this all the time and it's wonderful, nice and juicy my family loves it

Answer 8

i put mine in the crockpot this morning before i left for work at 7:30am. i tossed in some potatoes, baby carrots, celery, onion, a couple of crushed garlic cloves and some water. ready to eat meal when i get home!!

Answer 9

put it in the crock pot before you go to work.

Answer 10

cook it on low for 8 hours....I do it all the time...try dusting it with flower and browning it with some seasonings on it the night before and put in fridge. so good!