I think I found my favorite way to cook steak in the crock pot today. I decided to make our favorite London Broil Roast in a Crock Pot. Crock Pot London Broil turns out so moist and tender cooked in the slow cooker.
My old favorite recipe for London Broil is to roast it with potatoes and carrots in a roasting pan that has been tightly wrapped in aluminum foil.
It was the best way to cook London broil.
I make a pork loin this way.
I even roast a Thanksgiving Turkey breast this way.
The aluminum foil traps all the moisture in the pan and the meat turns out fall apart tender.
Now I am not so sure I will ever roast meat that way again.
I have become obsessed with my crock pot slow cooker.
I keep trying to find new crock pot recipes to cook.
I converted my mother's meatloaf recipe into a Crock Pot Meatloaf recipe.
Dinner time has become so much easier since I have started cooking in a crock pot each week.
Enough of my crock pot obsession.
Let's get to the Crock Pot London Broil recipe.
That's what you're here for, right?
How to make Crock Pot London Broil
Like most crock pot recipes, this is a dump it and forget it recipe.
You will need a nice piece of London Broil, baby red potatoes, baby carrots, beef broth, an onion, garlic, a couple of bay leaves and a 6-quart crock pot.
I like to brown beef before I add it to the crock pot but this step can be skipped if you don't feel like doing it.
But it does give the meat a nice color.
Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a skillet on high. Place the London broil in and brown the first side.
Flip it over to brown the other side.
Place the London Broil into the bottom of an (affiliate link) 6 quart crock pot and lay the sliced onion and garlic cloves on top of the roast.
Salt and pepper the top of the meat and onion slices.
Next add the baby red potatoes, baby carrots, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
Pour the beef broth in around the London broil.
Put the lid on the crock pot and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
Check the potatoes for doneness by piercing with a fork.
If they are still a little firm cook another 30 minutes.
To make a gravy mix the water and cornstarch.
Pour it into the crock pot and return the lid.
Cook another 15-30 minutes on high to thicken the gravy.
You could also remove the London broil and vegetables and ladle the liquid into a small saucepan and bring to a boil until thickened.
Place the London Broil on a serving platter and carve.
Nestle the potatoes and carrots around the roast.
How To Make Crock Pot London Broil
Cooking a London Broil in the crock pot will guarantee a tender roast and vegetables for dinner. This is a favorite meat and potatoes meal in my family.
Ingredients
- 2-3 pound London Broil
- 3-4 cups beef broth
- 2 pounds baby red potatoes
- 1½ cups baby carrots
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- salt and pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons cool water
Directions
- In a skillet with 1 tablespoon butter brown the London broil.
- Place the London broil in a 6-quart crock pot.
- Layer the onions, garlic, salt, pepper, potatoes, and carrots in this order on top of the London Broil.
- Add more salt and pepper on top of the vegetables.
- Add 3 cups beef broth.
- Cook on high 4 hours.
- Add cornstarch and water.
- Continue to cook on high for 15 minutes to thicken the gravy.
- Carve London broil and serve immediately.
- Serves 4-6
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Crock Pot London Broil
Ingredients
- 3 pound London Broil
- 3 cups beef broth (add up to one more cup if needed for gravy.)
- 2 pounds baby red potatoes
- 1 ½ cups baby carrots
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 3 cloves garlic
- salt and pepper
- 2 medium bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons cool water
Instructions
- In a skillet with 1 tablespoon butter brown the London broil.
- Place the London broil in a 6-quart crock pot.
- Layer the onions, garlic, salt, pepper, potatoes and carrots in this order on top of the London Broil.
- Add more salt and pepper on top of the vegetables.
- Add 3 cups beef broth.
- Cook on high 4 hours.
- Add cornstarch and water. and gently stir. Continue to cook on high for 15 minutes to thicken the gravy.
- Allow the roast to rest about 5 minutes before carving.
- Carve London broil and serve immediately.
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Recipe Expert Tips
- Do not over cook or the roast will be dry.
- Rest the meat a few minutes before carving. This will make the meat easier to slice.
Deb
This is the BEST! My husband got 2 packages of grass fed “london broil” on sale ! I began searching recipes. Yours looked the best…so here we go. 4 hours to the second, we had the best, most flavorful dinner. I did add some parsley and celery, too. Found a great sour milk biscuit recipe and now….we are full and ready for the snow to hit! We have leftovers for tomorrow!
Arlene Mobley
Deb Yum! sounds like an awesome meal.
menkens
Just a comment so not rating ... in the process of cooking at the moment. Whenever I cook any sort of meat in a slow cooker/crock pot I always put a couple of slices of onion in the bottom and then add the meat on top! If you don't like onion that will not work for you -- but obviously I do and it helps in clean-up because the meat will not stick to the bottom. And I always de-glaze the skillet with broth or wine or a combination; I browned the meat in and add that to the pot as well for more wonderful flavor.
Arlene Mobley
Thanks for the tip. I have done the onion trick myself.
Theresa
Question for you - if my roast is 1.5 lbs, should I just half the recipe and also half the cook time?
Thanks!
Arlene Mobley
Hi Theresa
Even a small roast will need to cook longer than 1.5 hours. How thick is it? I've seen some really thick small London broils. Unless it is really thin I would cook it for 3 hours and check. And the potatoes and carrots might not be done in 3 hours. Again the size of the vegetables will make a difference in how long they need to cook. If the meat gets done before the vegetables remove it from the crock pot so it doesn't dry out and keep cooking the vegetables for another hour or until they are fork tender. Good luck.
Cathy in WV
I'm not sure you'll see this, but here goes. I got a great price on a London Broil, but I want to make beef stew instead of the whole steak. Will that work or should I follow the recipe and then cut the steak into bite size pieces before serving'
Arlene Mobley
Hi Cathy
Yes you can cut a London broil up into chunks to make stew. I would cut the meat up first before cooking.
Keith
First time me and my family are trying this!! My wife seems really excited to try this in a different way as well as me....looks so good and I hope we do it right,haha..plus I hope the meat falls apart.:)
lynn
I'm going to make the crock pot London Broil my London Broil is 2pounds how long to leave it in the crockpot and should I put in on low or high.
Justine
Is salt and pepper the only seasoning for this?
Arlene Mobley
Justine there is also fresh garlic and bay leaves in this recipe.