Quick Sauerbraten - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 4 lb. roast
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3/4 cup chopped onions
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. coarsly ground pepper
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/8 tsp. ground allspice
1 bay leaf
1 cup water
2/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup flour

Preparation

Brown roast on both sides in large dutch oven.
Combine onion, brown sugar, salt, pepper, ginger, cloves, allspice, bay leaf, 1 c. water and vinegar.
Mix well and pour over roast. Cover and simmer or bake at 325\u00b0 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until tender, turning over roast once.
Remove roast to serving platter.
Remove bay leaf.
Stir 1/2 c. water into flour then stir into pan drippings. Cook, stirring constantly.
Add water, if needed.
Makes great gravy.
Serve with \"lots\" of mashed potatoes.