POLYNESIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat meat on all sides with flour.
• In Dutch oven, brown meat in hot Crisco.
• Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
• Combine the juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar, garlic, and basil.
• Add to meat in dutch oven.
• Cover; roast at 350 degrees for 2 hours or till meat is tender.
• Baste occasionally with the mixture.
• During the last 10 minutes, top with pineapple slices.
• Remove meat and pineapple tp warm platter.
• Skim off excess fat.
• Add enough water to pan drippings to make 2 cups liquid.
• Combine cornstarch and the cold water; stir into drippings.
• Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• Drizzle meat with a little sauce; serve remaining sauce with meat.