Name: Slow cooker beer-braised pot roast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 260 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 pounds beef roast such as chuck; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 small onion (finely diced); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 large carrots (chopped); 1 cup beef broth; 1 bottle (12oz stout beer (or root beer flavored beer if you can find it)); 3 tablespoons cornstarch (corn flour for my European friends)