Crock Pot Tender Roast Ingredients: 3-4 pound Beef Roast 1 pound carrots 4 or 5 potatoes, peeled and halved thyme (dried or fresh) herb, regular or wine vinegar salt, pepper 1/2 onion Brown your roast in a skillet and season with salt and pepper on each side. Turn off burner, and prepare vegetables. Peel and halve potatoes, peel and quarter carrots. put a 1/2 cup water in bottom of the crock pot, add carrots and potatoes. Set roast on top, if it is too large you may cut it to fit. Drizzle about a tablespoon of the vinegar slowly over the roast, sprinkle a teaspoon of fresh of dried thyme over the roast. Cook on high for about 6 hours. Serve with rolls or bread.