Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 4 or 5 pounds sirloin of beef
• 1 bunch carrots
• 2 cups water or broth
• 8 whole onions
• 6 bay leaves
• salt
• 8 peeled whole potatoes
• green peas

Method

1. 1

   Brown the meat on all sides in a large heavy pot.

2. 2

   Add the liquid and the bay leaves.

3. 3

   Cover tight and cook slowly on top of the stove until the meat is tender.

4. 4

   Add the potatoes and onions and cook 15 minutes, then the carrots and cook 15 minutes more and then the peas and cook until all the vegetables are done.

5. 5

   Serve on a platter with the vegetables around the roast.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from A lady of good taste (1954) by Mary Katherine Reynolds Babcock, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Pot Roast 4 or 5 pounds sirloin of beef 1 bunch carrots 2 cups water or broth 8 whole onions 6 bay leaves salt 8 peeled whole potatoes green peas

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