Braised Beef Roast

By lucy1955

Ingredients

• 4-lb beef tip,heel of round or rolled rump roast
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon cracked pepper
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons instant beef bouillon or 6 beef bouillon
• cubes
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

Details

Servings 14

Preparation

Step 1

Cook beef roast in oil in Dutch Oven over medium to low heat until brown;sprinkle with pepper.Add 3 1/4 cups water and the instant bouillon.Heat to boiling;reduce heat.Cover;simmer on top of range or cook in 325* oven until tender,about 3 hours.Remove beef to warm platter,reserve 3 cups drippings in Dutch oven,skin excess fat.Shake 3/4 cup cold water and the flour in tightly covered container,stir gradually into broth.Heat to boiling,stirring constantly.Boil and stir 1 minute.Serve gravy with beef.