Description
Succulent coca cola roast brings Southern comfort to dinner tables with rich, tender meat simmered in sweet soda. Hearty flavors meld perfectly, creating a memorable meal you’ll savor with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.5 lbs / 1.13 kg beef roast (chuck roast)
- 45 medium red potatoes, halved
- 34 large carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 can (10.5 oz / 298 g) cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can (12 oz / 355 ml) Coca-Cola (not diet)
- 1 package dry onion soup mix
Instructions
- Preparation: Gently place the beef roast in the crock pot, positioning it as the central focus of the dish.
- Seasoning: Thoroughly coat the roast with dry onion soup mix, ensuring an even and flavorful coverage.
- Vegetable Arrangement: Distribute potato halves and carrot pieces around the roast, creating a complementary vegetable foundation.
- Sauce Creation: Blend cream of mushroom soup and Coca-Cola in a mixing bowl until smooth and well-integrated.
- Liquid Coating: Pour the cola-infused sauce over the roast and vegetables, ensuring complete and uniform coverage.
- Slow Cooking: Cover the crock pot and set to low heat, allowing the ingredients to slowly tenderize and meld flavors for 6-8 hours.
- Plating and Finishing: Carefully transfer the roast and vegetables to a serving platter, then transform the remaining cooking liquid into a rich, glossy gravy by whisking and reducing.
- Serving: Present the roast with vegetables, drizzling the aromatic gravy over the top to enhance the dish’s overall flavor profile.
Notes
- Choose the Right Cut: Select a chuck roast or pot roast with good marbling for maximum tenderness and flavor absorption during slow cooking.
- Searing Technique Boost: Quickly brown the meat in a hot skillet before placing in the crock pot to develop deeper, richer flavor notes and create a delicious caramelized exterior.
- Liquid Balance Matters: Adjust Coca-Cola quantity based on meat size; too much liquid can dilute the sauce, while too little might cause burning or drying out during long cooking.
- Vegetable Timing Trick: Add softer vegetables like carrots and potatoes halfway through cooking to prevent them from becoming mushy or losing their texture and nutritional value.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg