Slow-Cooked Hoisin Pot Roast

Name: Slow-Cooked Hoisin Pot Roast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 boneless beef chuck roast (4 to 5 pounds); 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 cup water; 1 cup hoisin sauce; 3 medium plums or 6 pitted dried plums (prunes), halved

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Cook: 8 hours

Yield 10 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

One day my husband commented that he loves plums and meat. The next time I put a roast in the slow cooker, I added some plums. He was onto something! —Jackie Cole, Dunnellon, Florida

Ingredients

1 medium onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 boneless beef chuck roast (4 to 5 pounds)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup water
1 cup hoisin sauce
3 medium plums or 6 pitted dried plums (prunes), halved

Directions

Place onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cut roast in half. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meat. Transfer meat to slow cooker. Combine water and hoisin sauce; pour over meat. Top with plums. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 8-10 hours. If desired, skim fat.

Nutrition Facts

7 ounces cooked meat with 1/4 cup sauce: 389 calories, 20g fat (7g saturated fat), 119mg cholesterol, 488mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 37g protein.

One day my husband commented that he loves plums and meat. The next time I put a roast in the slow cooker, I added some plums. He was onto something! —Jackie Cole, Dunnellon, Florida

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