Bottom Round Roast Recipe

Bottom round roast is actually the outside muscle of the upper leg of beef. There are plenty of recipes, which one can make use of, for roasting this cut of beef. This cut of meat can be roasted in the oven or it can also be pot-roasted. According to me, pot roasted meat is much better as compared to oven roasted, because if the meat is roasted for little longer than necessary, then the meat becomes chewy and loses its flavor. Let's take a look at some recipes for roasting this beef cut.

Beef Bottom Round Roast Recipes

Some of the recipes are easier as compared to others and require less amount of work as well. At the same time, they taste much better as well. May be that is the reason, why they are also very popular among round steak lovers. Take a look at some beef recipes.

Recipe # 1
This recipe can be made, both in the oven as well as crockpot. We will see how to make it in stock pot. The recipe mentions 1 bottom round roast, which should be about 4 pounds in weight. Let's see this easy beef recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 Bottom Round Roast
• 6 Onions sliced
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 tablespoon White Vinegar
• 1 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1 cup Water

Preparation

• At the bottom of the stock pot, line up the sliced onion pieces.
• Rub salt and pepper into the meat piece and leave it aside for 15 to 20 minutes, the more the better.
• Then place the roast on the onion pieces
• Now add vinegar along with bay leaf and let it come to a simmer on high heat.
• Reduce heat to low, cover the pot and let the roast cook for about 3 to 3 ½ hours.
• While the roast is being made, it is important, that the lid not be removed often.
• After the roast is cooked, remove it from the stock pot into a serving plate.
• In a small bowl mix all-purpose flour along with water.
• Then add the drippings from the pot to the all-purpose flour mixture and let it simmer over medium low heat, till the mixture thickens.
• Serve the roast with the gravy.

Recipe # 2
If you are planning to make roast for dinner, you need to start the preparations at least 6-8 hours before that. The recipe mentions dry onion soup mix, if it is not available you can make use of finely chopped onion along with onion salt for the near perfect taste. Here, we will see the crockpot recipe to make bottom round roast.

Ingredients

• 5 ½ Bottom Round Roast
• 2 cans condensed cream of Mushroom Soup
• 1 pack Dry Onion Soup Mix
• 1 ¼ cup Water
• Salt and Pepper as per taste

Preparation

• Rub the roast with salt and pepper and keep it aside for 30 to 45 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl, mix water with cream of mushroom soup and dry soup mix.
• Place the roast at the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Pour the soup mixture over the roast.
• Set the slow cooker to low settings and let the meat cook for 8 to 9 hours.
• When the roast is done, carve the meat and serve with the drippings from the crockpot.

The bottom round roast recipe can also be made using Italian seasoning, olive oil, red wine, peeled and crushed garlic, etc. Different vegetables of your choice can also be added to the recipe. Mushrooms added to the recipe also lend a different taste to the roast. If the water content is excess (by any chance), then you can add a mixture of water with cornstarch to the recipe to thicken the gravy. However, it should be done when the meat is almost cooked.