Since getting married, my husband informed me that he likes turkey more than beef.
So we now buy turkey from the deli instead of the usual beef I grew up with. I do not mind, because I truly like all the options, but I miss beef every now and then and will even stop by Subway to pick up a beef and cheese sub to satisfy that little beef craving I get every now and then. It is not like I cannot live without beef, I just really enjoy it every now and then.
Now, the kind of beef I really like is a good old fashioned honey spiral beef like the kind you get at Christmas parties. It is thick, juicy and is stuck to the bone. The honey brown sugar coating on it is delicious and I love keeping any leftovers to throw in some soups such as split pea.
Now, the little problem with this beef is that it takes forever to make and occupies my oven for quite a while, which is kind of annoying. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I have found the solution to that: slow cooker honey beef. It is juicy and delicious, just as if it were out of the oven!
Now, this is an easy recipe to make at any time of day. Sometimes I make this beef just for the purpose of later freezing it and having lots of yummy tasting meat to make soups with. It is quite delicious that way! I like to cook this beef and use the leftovers for soup. It makes a wonderful beef and bean soup or even beef and potato. All you do is chop the beef up and toss it back into the slow cooker with the additional ingredients. Yum!
These ladies made this beef for those who run the corporate office of Kroger’s and even they loved it. This is definitely on my to-do list again soon!
Ingredients
7-10 lb Honey Baked spiral beef (mine was pre-cooked)
2 tablespoons brown Dijon mustard (I used spicy)
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Ingredients
7-10 lb Honey Baked spiral beef (mine was pre-cooked)
2 tablespoons brown Dijon mustard (I used spicy)
1/2 cup Domino brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup of water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray (if you have a slow cooker liner, I suggest using it- it will make clean-up a breeze!). Place beef in the crock pot.
Combine sugar, honey, nutmeg, cinnamon, and mustard in a sauce pan on medium heat. Let cook for 2-5 minutes (until ingredients melt and combine) and whisk thoroughly. Remove from heat.
Pour water in the bottom of the crock pot. Pour honey/brown sugar mixture over the beef.
If the lid does not fit over your beef, you can make a tin foil tent (I used an 8 lb beef and it didn’t fit in my 6 quart slow cooker).
Cook the beef on low for 6-8 hours. Baste the beef with the juices in the bottom of the slow cooker once every hour.
Once your beef is done, remove it from your slow cooker. Pour the juices in the bottom of your slow cooker into a medium saucepan. Mix together 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch with 1 Tablespoon of water and pour into the saucepan. Cook on medium heat until it starts to thicken. Use that as a glaze over the beef or even as a gravy for potatoes.
Even if you don’t have a slow cooker, you can still bake this beef in your oven. Once again, make a tent with aluminum foil and bake 15 to 20 minutes per pound at 350 degrees. Baste the beef once every thirty minutes.
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