Hearty Pot Roast

By mrsjorn

about 1 cup per serving

BASIC NUTRITIONAL VALUES
calories 305, total fat 8gm, cholesterol 100mg, sodium 255mg, total carb 22gm, dietary fiber 3gm, sugars 5gm, protein 36gm

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 6 oz can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp instant beef bouillon, or 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 4 lbs beef roast, ideally rump roast
• 4 medium red potatoes, cut in thirds
• 3 medium carrots, quartered
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 medium onions, sliced

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 245mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place roast in 9 x 13 baking pan or roaster
2. Arrange vegetables around roast
3. Combine flour, tomato paste, water, bouillon, and pepper in small bowl.
4. Pour over meat and vegetables
5. Cover bake at 325 for 2 2 1/2 hours, or until meat thermometer registers 170
6. Allow meat to stand for 10 minutes
7. Then slice and place on platter surrounded by vegetables
8. Pour gravy over top. Place additional gravy in bowl and serve along with platter.

VARIATION:
you can make this in a large oven cooking bag. Combine flour, tomato paste, water, bouillon, and pepper in a bowl. Pour into cooking bag.
Place in 9 x 13 baking pan. Add roast to bag in pan. Add vegetables around roast in bag.
close bag with its tie. Make six 1/2" slits on top of bag.
Bake according to instructions in step 5 and following