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If you have a slow cooker and a few simple ingredients, you can make this delicious pot roast.
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Hoisin Pot Roast

Easiest pot roast recipe ever and everyone will love it
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Course: Dinner, Main, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: slow cooker recipes for beginners, unusual pot roast recipes, using hoisin sauce
Servings: 6
Calories: 688kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 4 lb beef chuck rump or bottom round roast
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 3 plums pitted and cut in half, see NOTES
  • 1 cup hoisin sauce
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 tbs oil
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown roast on all sides.
  • Lay chopped onion in the bottom of a slow cooker--a 5 quart/5 liter or larger.
  • Place browned roast on top of the onions then mix the hoisin sauce with the water and pour it over the roast. Top roast with plums.
  • Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, high 4-6 hours. Times are approximate depending on your slow cooker as they all differ slightly.

Notes

You can substitute prunes for the fresh plums, but use only 3, cut in half.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 688kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 60g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 210mg | Sodium: 987mg | Potassium: 1137mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 153IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 7mg