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Orange-Spice Pot Roast
Course
Dinner
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
6
hours
hours
Total Time
6
hours
hours
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
5
people
Author
Bonnie Hershey
Equipment
Crock Pot (slow cooker)
Ingredients
2-2 1/2
lb.
boneless beef chuck pot roast
3
inches
stick cinnamon
6
whole cloves
3
medium sweet potatoes
1
medium cooking onion
sliced and separated into rings
3
TBL
quick cooking tapioca
1/3
cup
frozen orange juice concentrate
3
TBL
Sucanat sweetener
or brown sugar
1/2
tsp
salt
Instructions
Trim the fat from the pot roast, cutting off as much as you can.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
Sear all sides of the meat. (about 10-15 seconds per side)
Wrap cinnamon and cloves with a double thickness of cheesecloth. Tie it up with a cotton string. Place spices in the bottom of the crock pot.
Wash and cut potatoes into fourths.
Place onion rings and potatoes on top of the spices.
Sprinkle tapioca over the veggies.
In a small bowl, mix together the orange juice concentrate, sucanat, and salt. Pour over the vegetables.
Place roast on top.
Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or high for 5-6 hours.
Notes
Serve over brown rice or quinoa with a side of greens!