Pot Roast Beef

Ingredients

• suet
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cloves
• 1 carrot, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• water

Directions

1. In a kettle, heat the suet and add the onion, bay leaves, cloves, and chopped carrot. Cook for 5 minutes until very hot.

2. Season the meat with salt and pepper, then brown it on both sides in the kettle.

3. Add enough water to cover the meat, cover the pot, and simmer until the meat is very tender.

4. Remove the meat from the pot and thicken the liquid with flour.

5. Strain the sauce and serve it in a sauceboat.

6. As the roast cooks, add boiling water to maintain the liquid level.