The slow cooker is the perfect option for a pot roast because the long cooking time ensures that it’s going to be nice and tender. I also appreciate the low-stress nature of slow cooking. While your Merlot Pot Roast is cooking for several hours, that frees you up to do other things! This recipe is an all-in-one dinner. You’ve got an amazing main dish of the pot roast that is served with sauce drizzled over. The vegetables are cooked with the pot roast in the slow cooker, and those can be served alongside the meat. I like to make one additional veggie- these Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots. And the potatoes are cooked toward the end of cooking time for the roast. That’s one perfectly balanced dinner!
How to make Merlot Pot Roast:
You’ll begin by browning a boneless beef tied chuck roast in a pan with a little bit of hot oil in it. Carrots, onion, celery and spices are then placed into the slow cooker with the browned roast placed on top. Red wine and tomato paste are combined and poured on top of the meat and veggies. Merlot is the suggested red wine to use, but you can use any dry red wine.
The roast is then cooked 8 hours on low in the slow cooker. At the end of the cooking time, you’ll remove the roast from the pan and skim the fat. To make the sauce, you’ll stir cornstarch into the juices in the slow cooker and cook this mixture on high for a few minutes until it thickens up a bit.
How to make Horseradish Smashed Potatoes:
The smashed potatoes are a simple mix of cooked russet potatoes mashed and mixed with cream, butter and prepared horseradish. You can add as little or as much horseradish as you’d like, depending on how spicy you like things! And technically, you could leave it out entirely if you would just like to have plain mashed potatoes. This is a good recipe to have for a Sunday night dinner. It can cook all day on Sunday, and you can enjoy it as a family on Sunday evening. And it’s a nice one to have on Christmas Day too. It doesn’t require a ton of prep time, and the result is so satisfying and delicious. Enjoy!
Here are a few more recipes using red wine that you might like to try:
Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Shallot Sauce The Best Red Wine Sangria Recipe Red Wine Mushrooms Red Wine Turkey Prime Rib Roast with Red Wine Au Jus Mahogany Beef Stew with Red Wine and Hoisin Sauce Red Wine Short Ribs Red Wine Truffles
