Slow Cooker Irish Pot Roast Recipe

4.75 from 16 votes

Irish Pot Roast that melts in your mouth after slow cooking with stout Guinness Irish beer. A variety of fresh vegetables and herbs are cooked alongside for a complete meal.

Prep Time30

Cook Time4

Total Time4 30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Irish

Servings: 2 cup servings

Calories: 127kcal

Author: Cyndy Ufkes - The Art of Food and Wine

Equipment

Slow Cooker or Crock Pot

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 3-4 lb boneless chuck roast
4 tsp salt, divided
3 tsp freshly ground black pepper, divided
2 cups mushrooms, thickly sliced
2 cups potatoes, cut into large chunks
1 cup onion, roughly chopped
1 cup carrots, sliced into thick rounds
3 Tbsp garlic, roughly chopped in large pieces
3 Tbsp Tomato paste
4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cups Guinness Extra Stout beer
2 cups beef stock
2 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
fresh thyme leaves, optional garnish

Instructions

Searing the chuck roast:

Season chuck roast with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 tsp ground pepper on both sides.
In a large saute pan, heat oil over medium high heat unitl hot but not smoking.
Sear the beef on all sides until dark golden brown and started to get crispy.

Preparing ingredients in a slow cooker:

In a large slow cooker add all of the vegetables, remaining salt and pepper, tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce. Mix to coat.
Pour in Irish beer, beef stock, 2 tablespoons chopped thyme leaves, and thyme sprigs. Stir well to combine.
Place seared chuck roast on top of vegetables and submerge slightly.
Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 7 hours.
Pot roast is ready when it is easy to shred.
Remove roast from slow cooker and loosely cut into pieces. Serve in bowls and ladle vegetables and sauce over the top. Garnish with fresh chopped thyme if desired.

Notes

This Irish Pot Roast freezes beautifully for up to 3 months.

Make our Irish Soda Bread along with this pot roast.

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