Slow Cooker Balsamic Glazed Roast Beef

We are getting into roast season and you really can't get any easier than this super tasty slow cooker balsamic glazed roast beef dinner! The slow cooker is amazing for long slow braises for meat where you can literally just throw the roast into the slow cooker in the morning and let it cook all day long, completely unattended! Pot roast style roast beef is one of my favourite comfort meals and for this one the roast is braised in a tasty gravy wit balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire and garlic. 

This recipe starts out by browning the beef and onions in a pan before transferring to the slow cooker; browning the meat and onions first adds plenty of flavour but you can cheat and skip this step to save time! (I won't tell anyone!) After the roast is cooked in the slow cooker the juices/gravy is transferred to a sauce pan and cornstarch is added to thicken up the gravy. I like to add carrots and potatoes to cook in the juices/gravy along with the roast and this makes it a complete, one-pot, meal! I like to use a nice chuck roast (like Ontario Corn Fed Beef) or a brisket, or round, etc. for this slow cooker balsamic glazed roast beef.

Slow Cooker Balsamic Glazed Roast Beef

Prep Time: 10 minutes 

Cook Time: 8 hours 30 minutes 

Total Time: 8 hours 40 minutes 

Servings: 8

Moist and fall apart tender roast beef in a tasty balsamic glaze that is so easy to make in the slow cooker!

INGREDIENTS :

1 tablespoon oil

3 pounds Ontario Corn Fed Beef roast such as chuck, round, brisket

1 large onion, sliced

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 cup beef broth

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari)

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 pound baby carrots (optional)

1 pound mini potatoes or diced potatoes (optional)

2 tablespoons cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water

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