Pot Roast Aragonese

Description

I like the hint of chocolate and sweet spices in this roast. It deepens the roasted, beefy flavor. A woman's day silver spoon award winner.

Ingredients

• Boneless Bottom Round Roast
• Flour
• Salt
• Oil
• Onion
• Garlic
• Water
• Cloves
• Vinegar
• Catsup
• Cinnamon
• Bay Leaf
• Unsweetened Chocolate

Instructions

1. Sprinkle meat with mixture of flour and 1 / 2 teaspoons salt
2. In heavy pot pan, brown meat in hot oil
3. Remove from pan
4. Add onion and garlic to pan and stir until lightly browned
5. Add back roast to pan
6. Add remaining ingredients to pot except chocolate
7. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and, turning meat occasionally, simmer 2 1 / 2 to 3 hours until tender
8. Remove meat and keep warm
9. Discard cloves and bay leaf
10. Skim off fat if necessary
11. If necessary, add water to pan liquid to make at least 2 cups
12. Add chocolate
13. Stir over med
14. -highheat until chocolate melts and gravy has thickened
15. Add salt to taste
16. Serve sauce over thinly sliced meat