Easy Slow Cooked Roast Beef

One thing I know I love about cooking, is taking the easy option when I can. Creating a nice home comfort dinner for my family, is something I love doing. But I hold my hands up I am an impatient cook. Which is why I have found the perfect easy slow cooked roast beef dinner. I do use my slow cooker for this, and it is obviously no good for those who love their beef rare. This is a great meal for those, who have a busy day as it takes minutes to prepare.

I always buy beef when it is on offer. I got a lovely joint on offer last week, which I cooked the other day.

What you will need

1 x beef joint – remember you do not need best quality for this

2 x beef oxo cubes – crumbled

diced onion – I use frozen diced onion

chopped garlic – I use lazy garlic

seasoning

hot water

• Place your beef joint in the slow cooker – I do not seal mine
• Add the stock cubes, onion, garlic and seasoning
• Cover with hot water
• Turn slow cooker on low and leave it for the day – I do usually turn it over at some stage during the cooking time.

Cook your roast potatoes as normal. I usually make my own Yorkshire puddings, but cheated this time and had ready made ones, which you just pop in the oven for 5 minutes. I used frozen veg, and also fresh cabbage, which I follow my mums way of doing it.

• Chop the cabbage, then add to boiling salted water for a minute and drain
• In the pan melt some butter and add some ground black pepper
• Add the cabbage and mix through

Preparing the beef

• Remove the beef and cover until ready to portion
• I use bisto reduced salt granules to thicken the gravy to desired thickness. I use reduced salt as normal makes it too salty

Serve your meal.

You will find you have beef and gravy left over. Once it has all cooled down I portion and freeze down and usually get another 1-2 meals from it. Depending on size of the joint and who is here for dinner. I then have another few quicky and easy dinners in the freezer.