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Slow cooker pot roast is a favorite comfort food meal of almost everyone. Whether it’s beef pot roast or made with pork or even venison. One thing is for sure, this pot roast recipe is NOT your mama’s pot roast, because this mouthwatering slow cooker pot roast is made using tri-tip steak. It’s juicy and packed with flavor! If you are new to slow cooking, be sure to check out our slow cooker user’s resource guide for tips, how-to’s, and delicious slow cooker recipes! And see all of my slow cooker recipes here.
I love my husband! He is so supportive of everything that I want to do and totally embraces it. He’s always given his suggestions on what he wants for supper, but ever since I started blogging he discusses cooking and recipes with all sorts of people. I think he is secretly trying to get more great ideas for me to make and write about.
John has talked to our local barista about her “famous hamburgers” (which we will be trying soon), his co-workers, the dentist…seriously he talks food more than I do. So, when he came home talking about this recipe from a co-worker, we ran out the following weekend to get the tri-tip to make it. I wasn’t expecting it to turn out like a pot roast, but it does and it is to-die-for! Tri-tip is a great cut of meat and very flavorful…so this “pot roast” has a great steak, beefy flavor and less of the traditional roast flavor you typically get from a slow cooker pot roast recipe. Of course, all the wonderful spices add to it as well.
Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe
Slow Cooker Pot Roast - Not Your Mama’s Pot Roast
This is NOT your mama's pot roast, because this mouthwatering slow cooker pot roast recipe is made using tri-tip steak! It's packed with flavor and the beef will melt in your mouth.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs Tri-Tip steak strips
- 1 cup chicken stock (or up to 1 1/2 cups)
- 8-10 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsps steak seasoning
- salt and pepper
- 2-3 large russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled and cut into quarters
Instructions
- Place the first 6 ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on high for 6 hours. Add potatoes and onion to slow cooker and continue cooking for 2 more hours. Remove meat from slow cooker and shredded. Serve with cooked onions and potatoes.
- You can make a pan sauce by using the cooking liquid (fat strained out) and adding 1 tsp cornstarch to 1/4 cup water (well combined). Heat over medium-high heat until it begins to thicken. However, the meat was so tender and juicy that it didn't need it.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 416Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 189mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 4gSugar: 3gProtein: 35g
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Sounds wonderful. I’m gonna try it soon. SF Bay Area- Tri Tips standard fare here. Only Grilled them though.
Recipe calls for Tri Tip Strips- I am familiar with whole Tri Tip roasts. Should I cut it into strips? If so, how thick?
Thanks
Doug, I would just leave it whole. :). Let me know how you like it.
Never heard of a tri-tip roast..Are they from “NEW YORK CITY” ?????
Strange. I’m in AZ and they are all over here…much be a regional cut.
It originates in Santa Maria, Ca. It’s called the Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip BBQ. Sunset Magazine did an article about ten years ago. This is where the cut Tri-Tip began. For decades the meat, along with dressings and toast, have been sold on Broadway St. in lunchwagons.
Thanks for that info Sherrill. w-
It seems like a long cooking time on “High”. Most pot roast recipes call for 8 hours on “Low”. Just ask’in.
This sounds so good I am going to try it soon.
Well, we are having pot roast tonight–so when I found this on your site that was an extra bonus for us– thanks– every little extra always helps to change things up, makes a more interesting meal–instead of the same thing over and over again.
Your recipes sound so good. Just plain good food. Love it. This roast makes me hungry for Sunday dinner already. Thanks.
Oh this sounds delicious! I don’t think I have ever bought or cooked a tri tip. I will put it on my list next time I get groceries.
Tri-tip is absolutely great, have never tried it as a roast per say but have smoked it and it is tender and delicious. Will have to try it this way.