Fall-Apart Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Method

1. 1

   Season the roast all over with salt and pepper and sear it hard in a hot pan, 2 to 3 minutes a side, until browned.

   💡 Tip: Browning is flavor you cannot add later. Get real color on it.
2. 2

   Put the potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, and garlic in the slow cooker and set the roast on top.

3. 3

   Whisk the tomato paste into the broth with the Worcestershire and thyme, pour it over, and tuck in the bay leaves.

4. 4

   Cook on low for 8 hours until the beef pulls apart easily.

5. 5

   Move the beef and vegetables to a platter. Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the hot cooking liquid and stir until it thickens into gravy, 3 to 5 minutes.

   💡 Tip: If your slow cooker does not run hot enough to thicken it, do this step in a small pan on the stove.
6. 6

   Shred the beef into big pieces and serve with the vegetables and gravy.