Garlic and Sage Roast - Slow Cooker Style

By all means, don't reserve the use of sage for turkey alone....it goes very well with beef...especially when cooked slowly in your slow cooker.

What you need:

• 1.5 kg. beef oven roast (or a roast of your choosing)
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp olive oil
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 garlic cloves cut in half
• 1 tbsp sage
• 1 tsp each of tarragon and savory
• 2 cans low sodium chicken broth (and 1 can water) or 1 900 ml box of chicken broth
• 20 mini carrots or equivalent cut up carrots
  
• 4 medium potatoes cut in half
  

Cut 8 deep slices into sides and top of roast and push garlic cloves deep inside. Pour 1 tbsp olive oil in crockery pot. Place roast on top. Sprinkle with fresh ground pepper and pinch of salt, bay leaves, sage, thyme and savory. Add broth and cover. Turn on low heat for four to five hours (depending on how rare you like it...just check from time to time to see). 1 1/2 hours before done, add potatoes and carrots. If you wish....you may make dumplings and add them 3/4 hour before completion time. A quick dumpling recipe can be found at the Bisquick site here or make one of your own recipes.