How to Make Basic Pot Roast of Beef

Ingredients

·         2 kg whole rump steak

·         2 tbsp. flour

·         3 tbsp. sunflower oil

·         1 onion stuck with 2 whole cloves garlic

·         1 bay leaf

·         1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

·         ½ tsp. salt

·         1½ tsp. thyme

·         1 cup beef broth

·         6 carrots cut into 5 cm lengths

·         12 small white onions peeled

·         2 small turnips, quartered

Preparation

1. Rub the meat with flour. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan and sear all sides of the meat.

2. When well coloured, add the onion, bay leaf, pepper, salt, thyme and broth. Bring to the boil and simmer covered for 2 hours.

3. Test the meat, and if it is becoming tender, add the remaining vegetables. Cook for about 1 hour more, until the vegetables are tender. Remove meat to a carving board and keep it warm.

4. Skim off the fat from the sauce and taste for seasoning. Carve meat into thin slices and serve.

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