Mum's Pot Roast

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (3 lb) pot roast
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 6 medium potatoes, cut into large cubes
• 6 large carrots, halved lengthwise then cut into thirds crosswise
• 2 onions, cut into eighths
• 1 cup red wine vinegar or 1 cup catsup or 1 cup red wine
• herbs (usually including oregano and a bay leaf)
• 1 -2 tablespoon flour

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, salt and pepper in a paper bag.
• 2 add roast and shake to coat.
• 3 in a dutch oven or large pot, brown roast on all sides in oil. stuff vegetables in around the sides of the roast.
• 4 combine 1 cup vinegar (or catsup or wine or a mixture) with herbs and pour into the pot.
• 5 fill pan with enough water to cover roast and bring to a boil.
• 6 reduce heat to low and simmer 1½-2 hours until meat is falling-apart tender, adding water to the pot as needed.
• 7 remove meat and vegetables from the pot and keep warm.
• 8 add flour to pot liquid and continue to cook, stirring, until it thickens into gravy.