Friday Fun – Crockpot London Broil

I made this easy tasty dish for the first time yesterday, and it was a big hit.  My Queen is offline due to some knee surgery, so I’m covering the cooking and wanted to try something new.

London Broil is a cut of beef that can be fairly tough, and is typically pretty inexpensive.  The result of this method is nice and tender.  This recipe started as a recipe on cooks.com by Phyllis Chittum , and then I tweaked it a bit.  When I saw the recipe, I wondered if it were a joke — the mix of ingredients sounded more like some the “experiments” I did in elementary school (when my mom wasn’t looking), mixing crazy different foods and creating some truly disgusting concoctions.   However, it really works.

Ingredients

• London Broil Roast
• packet of Italian Dressing mix
• packet of Ranch Dressing mix
• packet of brown gravy mix
• 1 large sweet onion
• About a cup of mushrooms
• Olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups of water
• Your favorite bread

Directions

Chop up the onion and the mushrooms, and sautee in olive oil.  Drain.  (The original recipe did not include this, and it still tasted quite good.  I just think this makes it even better, although it added more work.)

Mix the powdered mixes with the water.  It may take a fair bit of stirring to get it all dissolved.

Put the roast in the crockpot, pour the mixes over it, and add the sauteed onions and mushrooms.

Cook overnight on low.

When done, the roast is so tender that it falls apart with a fork.  Break it apart into tiny pieces while still in the crock pot.  This makes a great mixture.  It has a drastically different taste than a sloppy joe, but a similar consistency.

Serve over your favorite bread.

I haven’t tried it, but adding frozen peas to the mix could be a nice addition.

We now return you to your normally scheduled geekfest.