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Slow Cooker Braised Beef and Peaches
From Foothills Market
<p>Dreaming of a roast, but it’s just too hot to fire up the oven? With this recipe, you can have both – fresh summer taste and a kitchen that doesn’t heat up!</p>Source: Adapted from www.iga.net (Entered by Market Manager)
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
1
bone-in beef roast (3-4 lbs)
2 Tbsp
flour
1 Tbsp
olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
2
onions, diced
4
carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces
4
potatoes, peeled and cut into large pieces
2 cups
apple juice or beef stock
1 cup
brown sugar
1/2 cup
molasses
1/2 cup
ketchup
4
peaches, quartered
2 tsp
thyme leaves, dried or fresh
Step by Step Instructions
- Coat the beef roast in flour and then sear meat on each side until browned in an oiled skillet over high heat. Season with salt and pepper; place meat in a slow cooker.
- In the same skillet, fry the onions for about 3 minutes. Add to the slow cooker along with the carrots and potatoes. Add apple juice or beef stock, brown sugar, molasses and ketchup to the skillet and mix until smooth. Pour the liquid into the slow cooker. Add thyme or other herbs as desired.
- Cook on low for 8 hours. Add peach slices and continue cooking on high heat for 30 minutes.