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Fall-apart tender Eye of Round with the most amazing rich and decadent mushroom onion gravy!
These past few weeks it’s been hot; high 80’s but with 473% humidity. I love Pittsburgh but man this weather is just foul!
So needless to say, turning on the oven was not an option. However on the way home from work on a Friday I bought the most gorgeous Eye of Round roast. I mean it was beautiful – that is, beautiful as far as raw meat goes. LOL
When I got up Saturday around 8 am and saw the outside thermometer was already pushing 75F, oven cooking was not happening in my house. Thus I turned to my best friend in the kitchen… my awesome crockpot (well one of the 9 that I have). Yes, I have 9 of ’em.. don’t judge me.
Since I wanted to have a great gravy with it and for me gravy has to be thick otherwise it’s just dipping au jus. So I dredged that baby in some seasoned flour and pan-seared all sides until they were all caramel brown.
Next, I plopped this caramel beauty into the crock, added the rest of the stuff, and went about my day. 8 hours later the smell coming from my kitchen was just intoxicating. I mean you wouldn’t need a dinner bell for this! Just taking the lid off and they will come!
Folks what came out of that crockpot was pure heaven! Typically an Eye of Round cut is a tough piece of meat due to it being so lean. However, this was anything but tough. No knife needed. Just you, a plate and a fork.
Take a moment and drool. It’s okay, I’ll wait.
THIS was the BEST roast I have ever, EVER had in my life. I mean EVER!
Remember me telling you how I pan-seared the sides before putting it in the crock? LOOK how awesome this came out after cooking for 8 hours! Still retained that gorgeous color and flavor!
This sliced up beautifully! It didn’t fall apart like a normal roast does when you cook it in the crockpot. This kept its form but was oh-so-tender!
And the gravy…
Oh, dear sweet Jesus that gravy!
Hands down BEST gravy I have ever made and tasted!
Seriously.. absolute BEST!
Literally my mouth is watering right now staring at these pictures as ‘flavor flashbacks’ are hitting me hard and I want this NOW!
drooling…
dear GOD this was so good!
yep… still drooling!
Crock Pot Eye of Round with Mushroom & Onion Gravy
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6+ hours
- Category: slow cooker, comfort food, beef
- Method: slow cooker
- Cuisine: slow cooker, comfort food, beef
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Ingredients
- 1 – 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1 – 10 oz. can low sodium beef broth
- 1/4 cup dried minced onion
- 1/8 cup beef bouillon powder
- 1 1/16 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp crushed celery seed
- 1/8 tsp sugar
- 2 Tbl fresh minced garlic
- 1 Tbl Worcestershire sauce
- 3lb Eye of Round Roast
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 Tbl extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 2 Tbl corn starch
- 3 Tbl milk
Instructions
- In a bowl combine the mushroom soup with beef broth,minced onion, beef bouillon, onion powder, crushed celery seed, sugar, fresh garlic and Worcestershire sauce.
- Mix until combined and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix together flour with salt and black pepper.
- Dredge the roast in the flour/black pepper mixture.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, heat the oil
- When the oil begins to ripple, carefully add in the roast and pan sear about 5-6 minutes per side, or until all sides are caramel colored.
- Transfer the roast to the slow cooker, top with mushrooms and slowly pour the soup mixture over top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or until the roast is tender.
- Remove the roast from the crock pot and place on a plate.
- Transfer the sauce from the crockpot into a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- In a small container mix together the milk and cornstarch to make a slurry.
- Once the mixture starts to boil, pour in the slurry and whisk until thickened.
- Remove from heat and ladle over sliced eye of round.
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This gets two thumbs up from everyone in the family. The meat was so tender and the gravy was amazing. I served it with steamed green beans and potatoes. Yum, yum, yum!
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Delicious! The meat was so tender, and the gravy was wonderful and rich. We had it with mashed red potatoes and garlic bacon sauteed spinach. It was the perfect combination for dinner on a chilly November evening!
We’re not huge onion fans, though, so I cut the dried onions down to 1.5 tablespoons, left out the onion powder and added a bit more pepper. (I expect that previous poster Angie might have benefited from doing doing something similar.) It was more of a mushroom gravy with a nice hint of onion, which was perfect for us. Definitely making this again!
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I made this yesterday and without any exaggeration I have to say it was the best roast I’ve ever had in my entire life. I never made gravy with condensed soup and I was skeptical. Well after trying it, it will be the only way I make it. My husband and I looked at each other and both said this is the best we ever had. Amazing and wonderful! I never was a foodie and now I understand and truly appreciate all the work that go’s into making delicious dishes. All I can say since I can’t give you a giant hug is thank you for sharing your excellent recipe!
I’m curious about measurements that are listed as 1/16 tsp or 1/8 tsp. Would these be more or less “pinches” of ingredients?
Hi Steve,
Great question and honestly that’s what they are. Where the issue lies is everyone’s “pinch” is different. Someone with smaller hands/fingers perhaps could accurately measure 1/16 tsp as a pinch whereas someone with larger hands/finger could actually grab 1/2-3/4 tsp.
I wish I could write “pinch of XXX” but you and I know all too well someone would complain because punches are different.
What I have on my to do list is also put those “pinches” in grams/ounces.
Best Kitchen Wishes!
Best roast ever!!!
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I made this recipe today and served it to our guests. We all thought it was absolutely delicious. I paired it up with a side of long grain and wild rice with sauteed mushrooms and onions. The gravy from the meat was superb over the meat and rice. I will definitely make this recipe again.
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I made this tonight and the meat came out perfectly. I followed the recipe exactly as printed. The gravy however was almost inedible. I questioned adding 1/4 cup dried minced onion as that seemed to be way to much but went ahead. Could this have been an error? Just wondering.
Hi Angie!
I’m so happy you loved it. What was wrong why the gravy? The recipe is right.
One tablespoon of dried minced onion equals 1/4 cup minced raw onion therefore 1/4 cup of dried minced onion = 1 whole onion.
You’re the first person who ever had an issue with the gravy. Could you possibly have missed an ingredient or added say onion powder as a 1/4 cup instead of minced onion? Hmmmm… interesting.
Best Kitchen Wishes!
Hello! Great Recipe! Beef was tender and gravy was amazing. Even my partner – who is very cautious about food said it was delicious! Thanks so much for sharing.
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