Slow-Cooked Hoisin Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 boneless beef chuck roast (4 to 5 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup hoisin sauce
• 3 medium plums or 6 pitted dried plums (prunes), halved

Directions

1. Place onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cut roast in half. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meat. Transfer meat to slow cooker. Combine water and hoisin sauce; pour over meat. Top with plums. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 8-10 hours. If desired, skim fat.