Main Dish

Slow Cooker Italian Beef

... from Aunt Sandy's Kitchen

• Serves: 5-6 servings
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cooking: 5-12 hours

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Slow Cooker Italian Beef — tender, juicy, and bursting with flavor! Just season, pour, and let your slow cooker do the work. Perfect for sandwiches or served over mashed potatoes. Also include one of Aunt Sandy's Kitchen side dishes.

Ingredients

• 1 roast (4-5 pound)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 package (.7 ounce) dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 jar (16oz) mild (or hot) Chicago Style Giardiniera
• 2 bay leaf
• 3 cups beef stock

Directions

1. Season roast with salt and pepper.
2. Place the roast in the slow cooker.
3. Sprinkle on the dry Italian-style salad dressing mix all over the roast.
4. Add the onion slices.
5. Pour the jar of Giardiniera over the roast.
6. Add two bay leaf.
7. Pour the beef stock over roast.
8. Cover and cook on Low for 10–12 hours or on High for 4–5 hours, until the beef is tender.
9. Discard the bay leaves.
10. Shred the the meat. I used meat claws and finished up with forks.
11. Serve with a bowl of hot savory cooking juices called Au jus on a Italian-style roll making for a flavorful experience. The Au jus is made from the strained beef's cooking juices and Italian seasonings in the bottom of the Crock-Pot.