Description
Ree Drummond’s pepperoncini pot roast delivers mouthwatering comfort from her Oklahoma ranch kitchen. Slow-cooked beef melts with tangy peppers, creating a hearty meal that satisfies with rich, savory flavors you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 lbs (1.4–1.8 kg) boneless beef roast
- 8 tbsps (113 g) butter
- 1 package au jus gravy mix
- 1 package Hidden Valley dry ranch dressing mix
- pepperoncini peppers (to preference)
- small amount pepperoncini pepper juice
- salt (to taste)
- freshly ground pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Preparation: Position beef roast centrally in slow cooker, creating an even cooking surface.
- Flavor Infusion: Top roast with whole butter stick, allowing gradual melting to enhance meat’s richness and tenderness.
- Seasoning Layer: Uniformly sprinkle au jus gravy mix and ranch dressing mix across meat surface, creating a complex flavor profile.
- Piquant Enhancement: Distribute pepperoncini peppers around and over roast, drizzling their pickling liquid to introduce tangy undertones.
- Salt and Pepper Finish: Delicately season with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, calibrating to personal taste preferences.
- Slow Cooking Process: Cover slow cooker and set to low temperature, allowing 7-8 hours of gentle transformation that tenderizes meat and develops profound flavor dimensions.
- Final Presentation: Carefully shred meat using two forks, ensuring complete integration with surrounding aromatic cooking liquid, then transfer to serving platter and optionally cascade remaining juices over the meat for maximum succulence.
Notes
- Butter Melting Technique: Place the entire butter stick directly on the roast to create a natural, rich basting liquid that infuses deep flavor and ensures meat remains incredibly tender.
- Seasoning Distribution Tip: Sprinkle dry mix packets evenly across the entire meat surface to guarantee consistent seasoning in every single bite.
- Pepperoncini Enhancement: Use the pickling liquid strategically to add tangy complexity and help break down meat fibers, resulting in melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Slow Cooking Precision: Maintain low temperature for 7-8 hours to transform tough meat cuts into incredibly soft, deeply flavored shredded protein perfect for various serving styles.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg