Slow Cooker Sunday - Pot Roast

Welcome again to another week of Slow Cooker Sundays! This week I decided to just go with an old time favorite. I don't know what it is about a slow cooked pot roast but something about it just warms my heart and soul. The smell of it cooking reminds me of lazy Sunday afternoons with my family. I know there are about a million different ways to cook a roast. This pretty much just your traditional recipe. An oldie but a goodie! 

Ingredients:  

• 1 (5 pound)  beef pot roast
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups beef broth
• 3 medium carrots, cut into chunks
• 2 stalks celery, cut into chunks
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme

Directions:
 Generously season both sides of roast with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour over the top until well coated, and pat it into the meat. Shake off any excess. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Sear the roast on both sides for 5-6 minutes each, until well browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside.  Melt the butter in the pan. Stir in onion; cook for 5 minutes, until onions are translucent and begin to brown. Add garlic, stir for about a minute. Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons flour; cook and stir for about 1 minute. Place carrots and celery in the slow cooker. Place roast over the vegetables and pour in any accumulated juices. Add rosemary and thyme.Slowly add beef broth. Pour onion mixture over the top of the roast. Cover slow cooker, turn to high and cook the roast for 5-6 hours, until the meat is fork tender. Skim off any fat from the surface and remove the bones. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

The Slow Cooker Sunday Link Up, hosted by Doggie at the Dinner Table, is a place for other foodie lovers to share links to their blogs. Every Sunday a linky will be posted with recipes from my own kitchen. The linky will be open for one week and you can link up to posts you’ve posted in the past. 

The Fine Print: 

• You are free to join the Slow Cooker Sunday link up at any time. You can also skip a few weeks and then come back. But we will miss you! :)
• Please link directly to a post containing a slow cooker recipe— not your main blog URL.
• Please only link to your own blog or photos hosted online.
• You MUST link back to Doggie at the Dinner Table in your blog post. This way, if someone else wants to join the fun, they can. You can either link with text or using the Slow Cooker Sunday photo which can be found in the sidebar.
• I highly encourage you to visit other participants and leave comments. This is a great way to meet new friends and become inspired in your culinary quests! I try to visit all the blogs participating as well!