Slow Cooker Asian Pot Roast

By Malooga

Turns the classic slow-cooker pot roast on its ear--and brightens the whole dish--with amped-up Asian flavors like soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, citrus, and hoisin.

Ingredients

• 2-3 pounds pot roast cut into 1" thick pieces
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 1 tablespoon peeled and minced ginger
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 quart water
• 3/4 tablespoon crushed red pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice (zest the orange and save)
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 4-5 small redskin potatoes
• rice, for serving

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 315mins
Adapted from shine.yahoo.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, crushed red pepper, orange juice and zest, hoisin sauce and water in a large bowl and mix.

2. Place pot roast and vegetables in the crock pot.

3. Place sauce on top.

4. Cook on low 4-5 hours.

5. Serve with rice and garnish with scallions or parsley.