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Orange-Spice Pot Roast

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 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!