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                       Laredo Barbecued Pot Roast

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Crockpot                         Main dish
               Casseroles

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3      lb            Cross rib beef pot roast
  1      lg            Onion -- chopped
  1      cl            Garlic -- minced
  8      oz            Tomato sauce
    1/4  c             Brown sugar
  3      tb            Cider vinegar
  1      tb            Prepared mustard
  1      tb            Worcestershire sauce
  2      ts            Salt
  1      ts            Italian herbs -- crumbled
    1/4  ts            Pepper
                       Cornmeal Dumplings:
    2/3  c             Milk
  2      tb            Vegetable oil
    3/4  c             Flour
    1/2  c             Cornmeal
  2      ts            Baking powder
  1      ts            Salt

 Trim excess fat from beef; brown in skillet, remove and reserve.
 Saute onion and garlic until soft in pan drippings.

 Place pot roast in slow cooker with onion and garlic. Combine
 tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce,
 salt, Italian herbs, and pepper in a small bowl; pour over beef,
 cover.

 Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours or until beef is
 tender when pierced with fork. Remove beef to a heated platter and
 keep warm.

 Turn heat control to high while making dumplings.

 Combine milk and vegetable oil in a medium sized bowl. Sift flour,
 cornmeal, baking powder, and salt over. Stir just until mixture is
 moist. (Dough will be soft.) Drop onto hot food in slow cooker.
 Cook on high for 30 minutes or until puffy light. (No peeking or
 the dumplings won't puff up.)


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