Holiday Beef Roast

Name: Holiday Beef Roast
Ingredients: 4 1/2 to 5 lb. shoulder, cut or middle chuck; 2 garlic cloves; 3 Tbsp. flour; 1/4 tsp. salt; paprika; dash of pepper; 3 Tbsp. hot melted shortening; 3 onions, sliced; 2 carrots, cut lengthwise

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

4 1/2 to 5 lb. shoulder, cut or middle chuck
2 garlic cloves
3 Tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
paprika
dash of pepper
3 Tbsp. hot melted shortening
3 onions, sliced
2 carrots, cut lengthwise

Directions

1

Rub meat with cut cloves of garlic and dredge with flour. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
2

Place in roasting pan in which shortening has been melted.
3

Arrange onions and carrots around and under meat.
4

Place in preheated oven and roast at 325° allowing 25 to 35 minutes per pound.
5

(Do not turn roast with a fork.
6

Piercing the seared outer coat releases juices that should remain inside.
7

Do not baste.)
8

Thicken gravy after roast is done and lifted from the pan.