Pot Roast Aragonese

Total Time: 3 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 lbs boneless bottom round roast or 3 lbs other pot roast
• 2 tablespoons flour
• salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 cups water
• 2 cloves
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon catsup
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle meat with mixture of flour and 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• 2 in heavy pot pan, brown meat in hot oil.
• 3 remove from pan.
• 4 add onion and garlic to pan and stir until lightly browned.
• 5 add back roast to pan.
• 6 add remaining ingredients to pot except chocolate.
• 7 bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and, turning meat occasionally, simmer 2 1/2 to 3 hours until tender.
• 8 remove meat and keep warm.
• 9 discard cloves and bay leaf; skim off fat if necessary.
• 10 if necessary, add water to pan liquid to make at least 2 cups.
• 11 add chocolate; stir over med.
• 12 -highheat until chocolate melts and gravy has thickened.
• 13 add salt to taste.
• 14 serve sauce over thinly sliced meat.