Delicious Slow-Cooked Beef Pot Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 lb) beef chuck roast (or use top sirloin)
6 -8 small garlic cloves (or use as many as desired)
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
5 carrots, chopped into large chunks
6 large potatoes (or as many as you like)
1 large onion, sliced (optional)
2 -3 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (optional)
1 (3/4 ounce) package brown gravy mix (I suggest to use low-sodium)
1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup beer
2 -3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (optional or to taste)
1 (10 ounce) can cola, beverage (Coca Cola is the best for this)

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees F (will reduce oven temperature later).
Make small slits all over the roast then insert a garlic clove in each slit (make as many slits and use as many cloves as desired).
Season the roast with black pepper.
Grease a roasting pan.
Layer the sliced onions (if using) and garlic into the bottom of the pan, then place the roast on top.
In a medium bowl combine the brown gravy mix with water mixing into a smooth paste, then add in the onion soup mix, mushroom soup, minced garlic, cola beverage and Worcestershire sauce; mix well to combine.
Pour the cola mixture over the roast.
Cover and cook at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour.
Uncover and place the carrots and potatoes around the roast.
Reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees F and continue cooking covered for another 2 hours.
Remove from oven and turn the roast over, place back in oven for another 1-2 hours or until roast is tender (could take longer than 2 hours, as you are cooking at a low temperature).
Let the roast stand for 20 minutes before slicing.