Pot Roast With Sweet And Spicy Barbecue Sauce (crock Pot)

Total Time: 5 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup root beer (not diet)
• 1/3 cup barbecue sauce, hickory flavored preferably
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot, grated
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 -3 1/2 lbs cross-rib roasts
• salt and pepper
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 to make sauce, combine root beer, barbecue sauce, tomato paste, lemon juice, ginger, worcestershire sauce, garlic, cumin and chili powder in a small saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil over medium high heat. reduce heat to medium and let sauce boil gently for 2 minutes. remove from heat. (the sauce is very strong and concentrate at this point -- don't panic, it mellows out quite nicely once it's cooked in the beef juices).
• 3 pat roast dry with paper towels. sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. add roast and brown it on all sides.
• 4 place in crock pot. arrange onion wedges around roast. cover and cook on low heating for 5 - 7 hours, or until cooked. (note: the original recipe stated 8 hours, but i found that it was over cooked for my liking, so use your own judgement).
• 5 remove roast from crockpot. place on a cutting board and cover with tin foil and let rest. pour sauce into a medium saucepan. skim off as much fat as possible.
• 6 in another bowl, mix the cornstarch with equal amounts of cold water and stir until smooth. add to sauce and bring to a boil over high heat, whisking constantly until sauce has thickened slightly.