Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2007

This was very easy to prepare and the result is delicious! A nice variation from the traditional pot roast flavor. Even my picky teenager liked it. I used Yukon Gold potatoes and also added a few small quartered onions with the vegetables. The meat was very tender, juicy and flavorful; it was good served with the broth, or you can thicken the broth with cornstarch or flour to make a gravy (as picky teenager did).

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MPHOLDEN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2007

That was one of the best pot roasts I have ever had!!!

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Phoenix

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2007

Really nicely flavored, the sweet of the apple and the salt of the soy balance well. Very tender and not dry at all. I forgot to buy the concentrate (it was even on my list and I just skipped over it!), so I used two of my daughter's 100% apple juice juice boxes. I omitted the water. This still worked! It is a great alternative to the traditional, very salty pot roasts.

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CRUNCHM

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Urbandale, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2007

fantastic sweet flavor

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Isabella

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Santa Paula, California, USA

Living In: Lancaster, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007

Maybe I did something wrong, but I didn't taste any apple in this roast. It just tasted like soy sauce and onion soup mix. The cooking time was really off, too, my roast (which was the same size called for in the recipe) was done after two hours, so I didn't even get to put the vegetables in. I won't be making this again.

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porkchop

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Glendive, Montana, USA

Living In: Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2007

I thought this was fantastic. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have passed it along to friends and family as it is the perfect Sunday company meal where you just pop it in and walk away. Horray!

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ivyotra

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2007

My kids loved this pot roast! Which is a great things because they are picky eaters. I did a few things differently, though. Instead of cooking it in the oven, I cooked it in a Crock Pot for 6 hours and omitted the veggies. Then when it was finished I put it in a baking pan, poured half of the broth on it and used the remaining broth for gravy. It was tender, juicy and delicious!

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Carrissa

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

I was disappointed with how this roast turned out. I found the apple to be much too sweet. Maybe using half a can of the apple juice concentrate would be better.

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KarenP

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Ambridge, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2008

Be careful with this recipe. I cooked a slightly smaller roast for 2 hours at 375 and the roast was finished before I even added the potatoes and carrots! Overall, great flavor though!

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NELLCHICHI

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Ashley, North Dakota, USA

Living In: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2008

This roast was very flavorful. I omitted the potatoes and added 2 coursely chopped onions.I also omitted the apple juice and added a sliced apple and 3 ribs of chopped celery about 1 hour before it was done.I also used 4 cups of beef broth and 1 packet of beef/onion dry soup mix along with the dry onion soup mix.It was very,very good.

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