31. Make a Pot-Roast

On my 101 list, number 31 on my list was to have my mom teach me how to make a pot roast. She usually makes hers over the stove and I found a recipe for a roast made in the crock pot so I decided to give it a try! This was my first time ever making a pot roast and my first time using a crock pot. Could I master this thing?
So far, so good. Everything is in and the pot was a cookin'. Prep is so easy...I may be in love!
And yep, total success. I had a little bit of help along the way (thanks, mom!) but I knew it was done when it basically looked like it was starting to fall apart on it's own. I did open the lid once because the meat had tipped and half of it was in the liquid and half was out. I didn't want to take the chance of half of it being dry so I opened it, cut the meat in half, and then put the lid back on. The end result was VERY good...dare I say, better than mom's?? It was very tender and it basically fell apart when you put your folk through it. I will definitely be making this again and I am currently looking for other yummy crock pot recipes so if you have one, make sure to let me know!
Finally, is this a pic of a man who is happy to see a home cooked meal?? Especially one that consists of meat and potatoes? I think so! I even went the extra mile and made him dessert! I was a good wife this weekend but truth be told...I take after mom...I love to cook!
Here is the recipe (from allrecipes.com):
INGREDIENTS:
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 (3 pound) top sirloin roast
6 cloves garlic, slivered
6 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
4 carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
2 large sweet onions, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup beef broth
3 cubes beef bouillon
1 bay leaf

DIRECTIONS
1. Rub salt, pepper and paprika into the meat. With a small knife, make slits in the roast. Press the garlic slivers into the roast.

2. Place the potatoes, carrots, and onions in a large slow cooker. Place meat on top of the vegetables. Pour in water and beef broth, and add bouillon cubes and bay leaf.

3. Place lid on slow cooker, and cook for 6 hours on High, or 8 hours on Low.

(I chose to make mashed potatoes instead of putting the in the crock pot but that is the only change I made to the recipe).