Braised Beef In Barolo (crock Pot)

Total Time: 7 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lbs roast beef (eye of the round roast or another lean cut)
• 2 1/2 cups red (barolo)
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons bacon fat
• 1/2 cup red (barolo)
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 pinch unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 tie the beef with kitchen string & place in a large dish; add the next 10 ingredients and let marinade for 6 to 7 hours.
• 2 drain the meat, reserving the marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
• 3 heat the butter, oil & bacon fat in a pan; add the meat and cook over high heat, turning frequently, until browned all over, then transfer to a slow cooker.
• 4 tip the pan and remove as much fat as possible, then deglaze pan with remaining & pour over beef; add marinade & beef broth to slow cooker.
• 5 cook on low for 7 to 8 hours; the meat is cooked when it feels very tender at the pricking of a knife or fork.
• 6 remove beef from slow cooker & remove kitchen string; tent for about 10 minutes before carving.
• 7 make sauce: remove bay leaf, stir in cocoa powder & pour liquid into a blender or food processor; being careful with this hot liquid, process until smooth.
• 8 if desired, thicken on stove top using flour, corn starch or arrowroot.