Clark's Pot Roast

Total Time: 8 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 -5 lbs beef brisket
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 3 -4 whole black peppercorns
• 1/2 lb baby carrots
• 2 tablespoons potato starch or 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 bring meat to room temperature. sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• 2 in a skillet heat oil until shimmering over medium heat. brown meat on all sides, then place meat in slow cooker. add garlic to oil in pan and saute until golden brown, 2-3 minutes. add oil and garlic to meat.
• 3 combine water, celery salt, vinegars, honey, soy sauce and peppercorns; pour over meat. cook on high 3 hours or low 6 hours.
• 4 add carrots and cook another 1 hour on high or 2 hours on low.
• 5 remove meat to a platter and tent with foil for 10 minutes before slicing; remove carrots with slotted spoon into a serving bowl. stir starch into 2 t cold water and drizzle into crockpot; cook on high for several minutes until thickened. serve with mashed potatoes.