Beef Roast With Winter Fruit - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. water
1/2 c. dried apricots, cut in half
1/2 c. pitted prunes, cut in half
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 to 5 lb. beef arm or cross rib pot roast
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3 medium onions, chopped
1/2 c. dry red wine
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms

Preparation

Pour water over apricots and prunes; reserve.
Mix salt, ginger and pepper; rub over beef roast.
Heat oil in Dutch oven.
Cook beef in oil until brown on all sides; drain.
Add onions, wine and garlic.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover tightly and simmer on top of range or in 325\u00b0 oven 2 hours.
Drain apricots and prunes. Add apricots, prunes and mushrooms to Dutch oven.
Cover and cook about 1 hour or until beef is tender.