| The crock pot is the busy person's best friend and | | | | Welcome home! Supper's almost ready! |
| right hand man (woman,) always working with you, | | | | Remove the roast from your trusty crock pot and |
| never against you, and couldn't care less about what | | | | discard the juices. Shred the meat using a fork and |
| the weather's doing outside. | | | | return it to the crock pot. |
| The beauty of the crock pot is that it can be stocked | | | | Add the barbecue sauce and cook on high for another |
| in the morning and left to its own devices all day. No | | | | 30-60 minutes, or the amount of time it takes to |
| babysitting required. And by the time you drag your | | | | change into something comfortable and check a day's |
| sore body home at the end of a hectic day, your | | | | worth of emails. |
| crock pot will greet you with a ready-to-serve | | | | Once the last email is answered, you will have yourself |
| home-cooked meal! | | | | one happy crock full of tasty beef! |
| If you're curious to test the servitude of your crock | | | | Serve it over rice or pasta, or make a gourmet sloppy |
| pot, here's a quick (prep time wise) and easy recipe | | | | joe and serve it up on a fresh bun. |
| for barbecue beef. | | | | For an easy all-purpose barbecue sauce, which tastes |
| Crock Full of Beef | | | | great with beef, pork or chicken, here's one of my |
| 4lb roast of beef | | | | favorites from "Barbecue Secrets Revealed". |
| 2 tbsp cooking oil | | | | The sauce can be made ahead of time and stored |
| 1 large onion, peeled and sliced | | | | either in the refrigerator or freezer in an airtight |
| 1/2 cup water | | | | container. |
| 5 cloves of garlic, peeled | | | | Amazing All Purpose Barbecue Sauce |
| 1tsp salt | | | | 1 cup Catsup |
| 1tsp ground black pepper | | | | 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce |
| 2 cups of your favorite barbecue sauce | | | | 2 dashes Bottled hot pepper sauce |
| Add cooking oil to frying pan over medium-high heat. | | | | 1 cup Water |
| Brown the meat on all sides. Remove from heat. | | | | 1/4 cup Vinegar |
| To stock your pot, add 1/2 of the sliced onion to the | | | | 1 tbsp Brown sugar |
| bottom of the pot. Place the browned roast on top of | | | | 1 tsp Salt |
| the onion. Add the water, garlic cloves, salt and pepper | | | | 1 tsp Celery seed |
| and the remaining onion. | | | | 1 tbsp Minced onions |
| Cover and set timer according to the length of your | | | | Combine ingredients in slow-cooking pot. Cover and |
| work day for a minimum 4-6 hours or maximum 8-10 | | | | cook over low heat 2 to 3 hours. |
| hours. The longer you work, the better your roast will | | | | Makes 2 to 2 1/4 cups sauce. |
| be! | | | | Happy crockin'! |
| Fast forward 6-10 hours ... | | | | |