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Memories of Sunday dinners in my Irish childhood home always involved a roast, either roast beef, pork or chicken. My mom roasted meat in the oven, then made gravy separately on the stove top.

When I came to America my aunt, who immigrated here from Ireland back in the 1940’s, introduced me to the most wonderful American appliance, the crockpot. She made a delicious roast beef in red wine gravy, which convinced me the crockpot is the way to go for juicy, tender roast beef.

I have tweaked her recipe since it contained onions and my husband will not touch them, even if you paid him. Onion powder is my secret weapon in this recipe.

Ingredients for Roast Beef in Red Wine Gravy:

Here you’ll find a quick list of what you’ll need for this recipe. Check out the printable recipe at the bottom of this post for US and Metric equivalent versions of the recipe. There you can choose the measurement system that works best for you.

eye of the round beef roast

canola oil

cold water

brown gravy mix

salt

black pepper

red wine

ketchup

onion powder

worcestershire sauce

dijon mustard

minced garlic

canned mushrooms – stems and pieces

corn starch.

cold water

Directions for Roast Beef in Red Wine Gravy:

Here you’ll find step-by-step photographic instructions to help you recreate this recipe successfully.

Heat the canola oil in a large skillet. Sear the beef on all sides to seal in all the juices and flavor. This takes 2 to 3 minutes on each side, to attain a light brown shade on the surface of the meat.

In a large mixing bowl add the gravy powder to the cold water and whisk.

Toss in the salt.

And the pepper.

Next comes the red wine. All the alcohol is cooked out of the gravy in the crockpot. Red wine is the key ingredient for adding rich flavor.

Next add the ketchup.

Then my secret ingredient – the onion powder. If you like onion, feel free to chop one up and toss it in. It would probably be best to caramelize it in a pan for a little while before adding it to the crockpot.

Worcestershire sauce compliments the flavor of the red wine. The recipe calls for one tablespoon but feel free to add two if you like the richness and depth of flavor of worcestershire.

Dijon mustard adds even more flavor.

Finally, the gravy needs some minced garlic. Feel free to mince fresh garlic, but I like to use pre-chopped garlic just to make life easy.

Transfer the seared meat to the crockpot and toss in the can of mushrooms. Once again fresh would work out fine. Just clean and slice 8 oz of button mushrooms and use instead of the can. I went for the easy solution again for this recipe.

Pour the prepared gravy over the roast. Place the lid on the crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours. If your piece of meat is bigger than 3 lbs cooking may take an extra hour or two.

Try to resist opening the crockpot lid for at least the first four hours of cooking. This is difficult, especially as the aroma from this delicious gravy starts to invade your kitchen.

Once the meat is cooked (inner temperature of 160 F or higher), remove it from the gravy in the crockpot, and let it stand for about 10 minutes. If you slice it too quickly, the juices run all over the cutting board, and the meat often shreds as you try to cut through it.

The eye of the round is easy to slice in even portions. The meat will not be rare. I think rare roast beef would be an impossibility in a crockpot. As an Irish person, who was scared by mad cow disease, rare meat is not something I yearn for.

When the meat is resting and waiting to be sliced, it is time to thicken the gravy. Turn the crockpot to high. Mix one tablespoon of corn starch in 2 tablespoons of cold water. Whisk until smooth, then pour into the gravy mixture. Stir the gravy well, then allow it to return to simmering point.

The meat and gravy can be served straight away, or if guests are coming the sliced meat can be returned to the gravy in the crockpot, and kept warm on low setting, until everyone is ready to eat.

I like to serve my roast beef with mashed potatoes, baby carrots and yorkshire pudding. Delicious!

Other great sides for roast beef are:

Here is the printable recipe.

Crockpot Roast Beef In Mushroom And Red Wine Gravy Crockpot roast beef cooked in a red wine gravy is flavorful and tender. 5 from 1 vote Print Pin Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 8 hours Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes Servings: 10 Calories: 346 kcal Equipment Slow Cooker or Crock Pot Ingredients 3 pound eye of the round beef roast

2 tablespoons canola oil to sear meat

1½ cups cold water

0.75 ounce brown gravy mix 1 packet

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

½ cup red wine

¼ cup ketchup

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

2 teaspoons minced garlic

8 ounces canned mushrooms stems and pieces

1 tablespoon corn starch

2 tablespoons cold water to blend corn starch Instructions Heat the oil in a large skillet. Sear the roast for 2 to 3 minutes on each side to seal in the juices. Transfer the meat to the crockpot.

In a large bowl mix the gravy packet in the cold water. Add the salt, pepper, red wine, ketchup, onion powder, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, and minced garlic. Whisk together.

Add the canned mushrooms to the beef in the crockpot. Pour the gravy mixture over the meat. Place the lid on the crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours. When the meat is cooked (inner temperature 160 degrees F or higher), remove the roast from the crockpot.

Let the meat stand for 10 minutes before slicing, to help retain the juices and to avoid shredding the meat.

Turn the crockpot to high. Mix the corn starch in two tablespoons of cold water. Stir into the mushroom gravy in the crockpot, mixing well to prevent lumps. Allow the gravy to reach simmering point.

The sliced meat can be returned to the thickened gravy in the crock pot to keep it warm before serving. Serve the sliced meat with gravy poured over. Nutrition Facts Crockpot Roast Beef In Mushroom And Red Wine Gravy Amount Per Serving (150 g) Calories 346 Calories from Fat 198 % Daily Value* Fat 22g 34% Saturated Fat 9g 56% Trans Fat 1g Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 83mg 28% Sodium 427mg 19% Potassium 444mg 13% Carbohydrates 6g 2% Fiber 1g 4% Sugar 2g 2% Protein 28g 56% Vitamin A 51IU 1% Vitamin C 1mg 1% Calcium 15mg 2% Iron 3mg 17% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition Information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used. Tried this recipe? Mention @IrishAmericanMomBlog or tag #irishamericanmom

Hope you enjoy this recipe. It is a perfect make-ahead dinner to cook while at work, and then return to a home filled with the most delicious aroma of red wine gravy.

Thanks for following my recipes and ramblings.

Slán agus beannacht,

(Goodbye and blessings)

Irish American Mom

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