Cooking a pot roast can be quite a daunting task. With so much meat, it can be hard to know where to start, and by which medium to cook it. Below are simple instructions on how to cook a pot roast in a crock pot.

First, you are going to need your meat and vegetables. I’d recommend a rump roast—which you can get from your local butcher—(I’d also recommend asking your butcher to pick out a good piece of meat for you. Remember, he’s the expert). For vegetables, something as simple as potatoes, onions, and carrots will be more than sufficient for you pot roast.

First, cut up the onions and place them in the bottom of the crock pot. Sprinkle them with flour and add a healthy amount of butter. Turn the crock pot on high and let them sauté while you brown the outside of your roast.

Browning the outside of your roast will allow the flavors of the meat to come out when you slow cook it in the crock pot. Make sure to rub the roast with seasoning before you brown it, as it will get deep into the meat. After your roast is browned around the sides, throw it on top of the onions. Keep the crock pot on high.

Now, cut up the potatoes and carrots and add them to the crock pot on top of the meat and onions. Cover, and turn the crock pot on low, and allow it to cook for six hours. After the time is up you can enjoy your pot roast. That’s how to cook pot roast in a rock pot.