Birthday Chuck Steak Roast

Birthday Chuck Steak Roast

You can't get much simpler than this recipe. It was really good but I think I would change the meat up just a little. I usually do a meatloaf for my husband's birthday dinner, but I thought, with the clean eating, why not go primitive and do a delicious roast.
I layered the bottom of the crock pot with organic baby carrots, halved red potatoes, and chopped up half of a sweet onion, I threw on top of all that goodness a pretty chuck eye steak I procured. I used spices sparingly, just a little S&P, and put some chicken stock at the bottom, and splashed some Worcestershire on top.

Alana's Review

Taste: 4/5
Ease: 5/5
Comment: The meat was very fatty. I would definitely use a less marbleized, more lean meat next time.

Toddler Review:

Eh, he wasn't too impressed.
Summary: Toddler Disapproved!

Classic Roast

Classic Roast

This is definitely not the prettiest picture I've taken since the gravy decided to spill all over the plate, but man was it delicious! I had been craving some good ol' roast and mashed potatoes, and my local grocer was having a fantastic sale on London broil so I decided it was time to try my hand at making a roast. 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb. London broil roast

5 whole carrots, peeled and chopped into 1 inch pieces

1/2 of a sweet onion, quartered

1 tbsp rosemary

1 tbsp parsley 

1 tsp garlic powder

S&P

1 Bay leaf

2 russet potatoes

1 tbsp butter

About 1/4 cup milk

3 tbsp corn starch

I put the carrots and onion in the bottom of a mini slow cooker (my meals usually feed just myself or myself and my boyfriend), then I cut the roast in half, sprinkled it with the seasonings, and placed on top of the veggies. I filled the cooker with water until the water just covered everything, threw in the bay leaf, and covered and cooked on high for about 5 hours. About 30 minutes before time was up, I peeled and sliced the potatoes and put them in a pot of boiling water. While those were cooking, i drained the slow cooker liquid into a bowl, scooped off the top layer of fat, and put the liquid in a pot and brought to a boil. I mixed together about 3 tbsp of corn starch and 1 cup of hot water, and added to the liquid to thicken into a gravy. Once the potatoes were tender, I used a hand blender to mash them until smooth, added the butter, milk, and some salt and pepper, and blended until smooth and creamy. Then I plated up!

Sarah's Review 

Ease: 4/5

Taste: 5/5

Comments: It tasted like the roasts my mom used to make when I lived at home.  I was pleased with how it came out and I loved the flavor of the gravy!