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Country Pot Roast

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3-4 pound chuck pot roast
3 tablespoons Crisco Shortening or Crisco Oil
2 cups water
1 bay leaf, crushed
8 small onions, peeled
8 small potatoes, peeled
8 small carrots
2 medium turnips, peeled and quartered
1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup cold water
1/4 cup all purpose flour

Direction:

Combine 1/3 cup flour, salt and pepper. Coat meat evenly. Heat Crisco Shortening or Crisco Oil in Dutch oven on medium heat. Brown meat well on all sides. Add 2 cups water and bay leaf. Cover. Simmer for 2 hours. Do not boil. Add water during cooking, if needed.

Add onions, potatoes, carrots, turnips, green peppers and garlic to Dutch oven. Cover. Simmer for one hour or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove meat and vegetables. Arrange on heated platter. Keep warm. Strain liquid. Return to Dutch oven. Blend in 1/2 cup cold water and 14 cup flour until smooth. Slowly stir into pot roast liquid. cook and sitr until gravy thickens and comes to a boil. Cook and stir for one minute. Serve with meat.

makes 8 servings

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