Herb Roast Beef (slow Cooker)

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (1 1/2 kg) topside beef roast (approx)
• 2 brown onions, chopped roughly
• 1 brown onion, diced very finely
• 7 -8 garlic cloves, smashed
• salt, to taste
• 2 cups water
• handful fresh thyme sprig, chopped
• 3 -4 fresh rosemary sprigs, chopped
• handful fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 reserve 1 unchopped rosemary sprig and several garlic cloves. (you will use this garlic and rosemary to poke into the meat to add extra flavour).
• 2 put all other ingredients except the meat in the slow cooker on high. put lid on to allow mixture to warm in the slow cooker.
• 3 meanwhile, braise the meat on all sides in a separate frying pan using a spoonful of oil, until meat is lightly browned. this step is designed to seal in the juices as topside meat is usually quite dry. braising should take around 5 minutes.
• 4 once braised, gently set meat on top of onion mixture in slow cooker.
• 5 poke reserved garlic and rosemary into folds in meat and leave to cook.
• 6 roast 4-5 hours on high until meat is tender and falling apart. cook time wil depend on size of roast.
• 7 serve with your favourite roasted vegetables.