A tender, pull apart beef joint with rich gravy — the easiest Sunday roast you’ll ever make.

Ingredients

  • 1.2–1.5kg beef joint (brisket, topside or silverside)
  • 2 onions, thickly sliced
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 500ml beef stock
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • Salt & pepper

Method

  1. Season the beef generously.
  2. Add onions, carrots, celery and garlic to the slow cooker.
  3. Mix stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato purée and herbs; pour over the veg.
  4. Place the beef on top.
  5. Cook on LOW 8–10 hours or HIGH 5–6 hours.
  6. Rest the beef, then slice or shred.
  7. Strain the liquid and simmer to make gravy.