Add the roast, stock, soup, soup mix and onion to a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.
4 hours into cooking, add the carrots, celery and mushrooms.
Let cool, at least slightly.
Place roast on a cutting board and chop into small pieces. Put aside in a small bowl.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the vegetables from the slow cooker and add them to the bowl with the chopped roast.
Horseradish Sauce
Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl and store in the refrigerator.
Empanadas
Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper.
Mix together the flour and water.
Cut in the cubes of cold butter, mixing until the flour mixture is crumbly.
Add the hot water, slowly and mix until the dough is soft and stretchy.
Divide the dough in half. Roll one half out on a floured surface.
Cut out 5 inch circles. I used a small bowl.
Place the circles of dough onto one of the prepared baking sheets.
Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of the pot roast into the middle of each dough circle. Fold the circles in half and using a fork crimp the edges together, encasing the roast.
I chat with a lonely grandmother thousands of miles away. Lizzie loves to cook, she tells me; the boys’ favorite meal is my famous pot roast (not really famous), and she bakes cream cheese brownies every year for the fire department.
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