Sauerbraten - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. beef roast (round)
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. water
1 c. sliced onion
2 bay leaves
3 whole cloves
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
4 Tbsp. fat
1 c. water

Preparation

Place beef in bowl.
Combine next 7 ingredients and blend. Pour over meat.
Marinate 24 hours.
Melt fat in a heavy skillet or Dutch oven.
Add meat.
Brown thoroughly.
Add water to meat liquid and pour over meat.
Cover.
Simmer over low heat 3 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove meat.
Make gravy from juices in pan.