Slow cooked Beef

Sorry I didn't post yesterday, between school and my serpentine belt going out on the freeway while I was driving to school, I didn't feel like doing anything.  I made biscuits and gravy, and I think I can do that recipe tomorrow.

Here are the pictures of the slow cooked beef.  I got sliced beef for carne asada this time, and next time, I'm just going for a full chuck roast.  The reason, the meat seemed a little too dry, because there wasn't enough fat in it.  A good chuck roast has plenty of fat, and therefore more tender, moist beef.

I put the beef into my crockpot, then tossed in some of my dried sliced garlic, a package of dried onion soup mix, 2 coffee cups of water, some alderwood smoke salt, and some pepper.  You can use regular salt if you like, I just like the hint of smokiness it gives.

I then cooked it for 10 hours in the crockpot, and when it was almost done, I mixed 4 tablespoons of cornstarch into a coffee cup of cold water, and poured it in, so that the gravy would thicken. 

I served it with mashed potatoes, but I forgot to take pictures of the potatoes, nor did I pay attention to the ingredients as they went in, I just tossed and pinched, and tasted.

I also served it with my bacon onion green beans.  I took half a cup of the precooked bacon I keep in my freezer, 3 tablespoons of dehydrated onion, and 4 cans of green beans, all drained except for one. Heat in a frying pan until hot.  YUM!