drunken garlic crock pot roast

🥘 Ingredients

• • boneless beef chuck roast
• • vegetable oil
• • salt
• • pepper
• • onions
• • garlic cloves
• • beef bouillon cubes
• • hot water
• • lager beer
• • brown sugar
• • dijon mustard
• • cider vinegar
• • cornstarch

📝 Instructions

1. 1 in a large skillet , heat 1 tablespoons of the oil and brown roast on both sides , seasoning with salt and pepper
2. 2 remove to a platter and keep warm
3. 3 add the remaining tbsp of oil to the pan and add the onions , cook until they just start to wilt then add the garlic , them cook until the onions are tender , a few minutes more
4. 4 add the bouillon cubes to the hot water and stir to dissolve
5. 5 add that to the skillet along with the beer , brown sugar , mustard , and vinegar
6. 6 stir to mix well
7. 7 pour mixture into the bottom of the crock pot
8. 8 place roast on top of liquid , cutting into pieces if it doesn't lay flat
9. 9 set the crock pot on low and cook for 7-8 hours
10. 10 remove meat from crock pot and pour liquid into a pan on the stove
11. 11 heat to a boil , and mix a slurry out of the cornstarch and water
12. 12 thicken pan liquid with slurry to make a gravy
13. 13 serve gravy over meat or with potatoes or noodles