French Pot Roast

Name: French Pot Roast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons bacon grease; 5 lbs rump roast, trimmed; 2 1/2 cups red wine; 1/4 cup water; 2 beef bouillon cubes; 1 -2 tablespoon hot sauce; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1 bay leaf, crumbled; 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon; 2 -3 tablespoons brown sugar; 4 stalks celery, chunked; 12 carrots, cleaned and chunked; 1 cup mushroom, quartered

Submitted by ketchup

"I love this easy roast. I got it from an old free flyer on some grocery product years ago. Good with mashed potatoes."

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Ready In:: 3hrs 40mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 tablespoons bacon grease
5 lbs rump roast, trimmed
2 ¹⁄₂ cups red wine
¹⁄₄ cup water
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 -2 tablespoon hot sauce
¹⁄₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf, crumbled
¹⁄₄ teaspoon dried tarragon
2 -3 tablespoons brown sugar
4 stalks celery, chunked
12 carrots, cleaned and chunked
1 cup mushroom, quartered

directions

Brown roast in large heavy pot in bacon grease.
Drain off excess grease; add water, wine, bouillon, hot sauce, brown sugar and all spices.
Bring to boil and then lower heat to simmer.
Cover pot and allow roast to cook 3 hours turning meat occasionally.
Add vegetables and allow to simmer another 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
When done remove roast and vegetables and add 2 tablespoons cornstarch with a small amount of water to the drippings for a gravy and cook until thickened.