French Dip Sandwiches--Slow-Cooker Version

If you want a real quick and easy recipe for French Dip sandwiches, try this other one.  I love french dip sandwiches, so I decided to try a recipe where I had to cook the roast and everything.  This turned out really good.  

INGREDIENTS:

1 boneless beef roast (appx. 4 lbs)

1 medium onion, sliced thin

1/4 C soy sauce

3 T worcestershire sauce

1 t beef base (or 1 beef boullion cube)

1 bay leaf

1 T pepper

3/4 t dried rosemary

1 t dried thyme

1 t oregano

3 garlic cloves, minced

Steak rolls, or french bread to serve (I like it toasted with garlic, with a slice of swiss cheese)

DIRECTIONS:

Trim roast of all visible fat.  Rub with a mixture of garlic powder, season salt, salt and pepper, then brown on stove before placing in slow cooker.  Saute onion in remaining drippings and add to slow cooker.

Combine soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, beef base, bay leaf, pepper, rosemary, thyme, oregano and garlic.  Pour over roast.  Add water until liquid reaches top of roast.  Cover and cook on high 6-8 hours, or on Low 10-12 hours (or until meat is tender enough to be shredded).

After cooking, remove roast from broth and slice or shred as desired.  Cook down reserved broth and use for dipping.

Slow-Cooked Pork Tacos with Fire-Roasted Tomatoes

SO Good!!  This recipe is from Foodnetwork.com.  Recipe is by Angie Ketterman.  The pork came out SO GOOD!  Derrick was very impressed.  It also makes a lot, so you can serve this to a larger group, or save it for later.

For Pork: 
1 yellow onion, roughly chopped 
2 garlic cloves, crushed 
1 (15-ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes 
1 to 2 chipotle peppers, roughly chopped 
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves 
4 to 5 pound pork shoulder 
2 teaspoons salt 
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For Tacos: 

24 corn tortillas (I prefer white corn) 

1 small green cabbage, shredded

2 avocados, peeled and thinly sliced

Pickled Red Onions

Sour Cream

Chopped cilantro leaves, for garnish 

For Pork:

To the sleeve of a slow cooker add onion, garlic, tomatoes, chipotle peppers, Worcestershire sauce, and cilantro.  Add pork and season with salt and pepper (I seasoned it with a mix of salt, pepper, ancho chili powder, oregano and cayenne). Cover and slow cook on high for 4 to 6 hours until tender.

Remove pork from slow cooker and shred using 2 forks. Toss with 1/2 cup of the liquid from the slow cooker.

To serve, place 1/4 cup of the pork on a tortilla, top with cabbage, avocado, onions, sour cream and cilantro. Repeat with remaining ingredients.