Sarasota'S 7-Bone Crockpot Coca-Cola Pot Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Roast
    1 (3 1/2-4 1/2 lb) beef 7-bone roast
    1/4 cup flour
    salt
    pepper
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    Sauce
    1 cup Coca-Cola (no diet and no pepsi)
    1 cup tomato sauce
    1 cup beef broth (low salt)
    1 (1 1/4 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
    1 tablespoon sweet paprika
    2 teaspoons dried oregano
    1 tablespoon minced garlic
    1 bay leaf
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper (you can add more pepper at the end of cooking)
    Vegetables
    1 lb red potatoes (I like the small ones, skins on)
    1/2 lb carrot, peeled and cut in 2-inch pieces (thick carrots I cut lengthwise too. You want all the carrots to cook evenly at the same time, so mak)
    2 parsnips, peeled and cut in 2-inch pieces (cut the same as the carrots)
    1 large onion, rough chopped (not too small of pieces or they will fall apart)
    8 ounces cremini mushrooms (white or button can be substituted, leave them whole or larger ones you can cut in half)
    1/3 cup fresh parsley, fine chopped (added at the end of cooking)
Preparation
    Roast -- This to me is an important step. Season the meat well with a mix of the flour, salt and pepper. Rub it in well on all sides of the meat. Then in a large pan add the oil and heat to medium high. Sear the meat on all sides until you get a nice crust and it begins to brown. Just a minute per side is all you need. This really helps the flavor in this dish. Then add your meat to the crock pot.
    Crockpot -- Add all the vegetables around your roast. I like to put the carrots, parsnips towards the bottom, then the potatoes and mushrooms, and last, add the onions over the top of the roast.
    Sauce -- Mix everything together in a small bowl and pour over the meat and vegetables. Turn your crockpot on low and cook 6-8 hours. Mine was tender in 6, but it really depends on whether you have a round or oval pot, and the newer models tend to cook a bit hotter. So, you know your crockpot best. Before serving, check if you want to add any additional pepper and add in the fresh parsley.
    Serve -- Remove the roast and vegetables and make sure to let the roast set 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with the gravy on the side. ENJOY!

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