Marinated Roast Beef

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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups wine vinegar ( this was too much vinegar)cut back on this
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp powdered mustard
  • 1 1/2 tsp. thyme leaves
  • 1 tsp. coarse ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
  • 3/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup dry minced onion
  • 5- 6 lb. boneless, lean beef roast
  • 1/4 cup dry minced onion (additional)
  • 1/2 cup dry vegetable flakes (optional)
  • 1 cup water

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together wine vinegar, oil, tomato sauce, salt, mustard, thyme leaves, pepper, celery seed, cloves, garlic powder and 1/4 cup dry minced onion. Place roast in heavy plastic bag and pour in marinade. Seal and refrigerate 16-24 hours, turning 3 to 4 times. Remove roast from bag. Mix 1/4 cup dry minced onion, vegetable flakes and water; pour into roasting pan. Place roast in pan and pour 3/4 to 1 cup of the marinade over roast and bake, uncovered, in a 325 degree oven approximately 2 hours (meat will be rare). Add marinade or water as necessary to keep beef from drying out. Serve warm or slice thinly and serve cold.
Serves 12- 15.