Country-Style Pot Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 3 1/2 lb. boneless chuck roast
1 Tbsp. shortening
1 envelope onion soup mix
2 c. water
4 medium size potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 carrots, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. water

Preparation

In Dutch oven brown roast in shortening.
Combine onion soup mix with 2 cups of water.
Pour over roast; simmer, turning occasionally for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until tender.
Or after browning, put into crock-pot until almost tender, then add potatoes and carrots.
Blend flour and water.
Stir into drippings where roast was browned and make gravy.
Serves 6.