Description
The rich brown gravy this makes is wonderful, with just a slight hint of sweetness. Everyone asks for the recipe, and NO ONE ever guesses the secret ingredient…cola!
Ingredients
- 4 pounds beef sirloin roast
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ (.75 ounce) packet dry brown gravy mix
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 10 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place meat in a roasting pan. Sprinkle carrots
- celery and minced garlic around roast.
- In a small bowl
- combine the brown gravy mix and water
- mixing into a smooth paste. Add onion soup mix
- cream of mushroom soup and cola-flavored carbonated beverage. Pour over the roast.
- Cover pan
- and cook 1 hour in the preheated oven.
- Reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C)
- and continue cooking 2 hours. Remove from oven
- and turn roast over so that the top is now covered with the gravy. Cover pan
- and return to oven for a minimum of 2 hours.
- Remove from oven
- and let meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 5 hrs
Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8