KELLY'S MIDWEST " COLD REMEDY" POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle one side of roast with half of salt and pepper and place, that side down, into large frying pan of HOT oil (to sear and brown).
• Season other side while bottom side is browning.
• When browned, turn over, brown other side.
• Turn off heat.
• In large deep casserole dish with lid, pour in beef broth, add half of onion.
• Spread top side of roast with half of horseradish and mustard, and place, that side down, into prepared casserole dish.
• Then spread top side with rest of horseradish and mustard.
• Cover with rest of onion.
• Dot with butter.
• Cover and bake in 325°F oven for 2 1/2 hours, turning meat over and retopping with some of the onion, every 45 minutes.
• Add carrots and potatoes, recover, and bake 1 hour longer basting vegetables with the broth every 15-20 minutes.
• Place meat and vegetables onto large serving platter.
• Serve with broth, warm, crusty french bread and butter, or *gravy if desired.
• *For gravy: Skim some of the fat off broth, and pour into heat-proof measuring cup adding enough water to measure 2 cups (if even needed).
• Pour into frying pan.
• Shake a half a cup of cold water with a 1/4 cup flour in tightly covered container, and slowly stir into broth.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 1-2 minutes.
• ***If you want lots of gravy, use the 32 oz. box of beef broth and thicken with 3-4 Tbl. cornstarch mixed with 3-4 Tbl. cold water. (Cook meat and vegetables with all the broth, thicken at the end).