Name: Slow Cooker Caribbean Pot Roast Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 5 lbs beef chuck roast; 2 tbsp flour; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp coarse ground black pepper; 2 medium sweet potatoes; 3 Large Carrots; 1 Large Onion; 3 cloves garlic; For Pot Roast Gravy:; 15 oz tomato sauce; 1 large orange; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tsp dried oregano; 2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp coriander; 1 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ tsp ground cinnamon

How To Make Slow Cooker Caribbean Pot Roast

Made with carrots and sweet potatoes, this Caribbean pot roast is slow-cooked for the meat to absorb the flavors of the smoky gravy and become tender.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 8 hours

Total: 8 hours 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspvegetable oil
5lbsbeef chuck roast,boneless
2tbspflour
1tspkosher salt
½tspcoarse ground black pepper
2medium sweet potatoes,peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
3large carrots,peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
1large onion,chopped
3clovesgarlic,minced

For Pot Roast Gravy:

15oztomato sauce
1large orange,juiced and zested
2tbspbrown sugar,packed
2tspdried oregano
2tspcumin
1tspcoriander
1tspchili powder
1tspunsweetened cocoa powder
½tspground cinnamon

Instructions

In a large dutch oven or a metal slow cooker, add the vegetable oil on high heat.
Coat the chuck roast in flour, salt, and pepper and brown on both sides in the dutch oven for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
Add the sweet potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic to the slow cooker.
Top with the chuck roast.

Pot Roast Gravy:

In the same dutch oven add in the tomato sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, dried oregano, cumin, coriander, chili powder, unsweetened cocoa powder, and cinnamon. Whisk well until the spices are well combined.
Pour the sauce over the chuck roast and cook on Low for 8 hours or on High heat for 5 hours.
Garnish with the orange peel zest before serving. Enjoy!