Country Chuck Roast With Onion Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs chuck roast
1 tablespoon brown sugar
salt and pepper (this is for the roast)
1 large onion, peeled and whole
5 cups water
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

Rub the salt, pepper, and brown sugar into all the sides of the roast.
Place the meat and the whole onion into an roasting pan.
Roast in a 450\u00b0F oven for 15 minutes, flip the roast over and roast for an additional 15 minutes.
Whisk together the water, flour, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Pour the flour mixture into the roasting pan and reduce the oven heat to 350\u00b0F and roast for 2 hours or roast for 3 hours at 300\u00b0F, flipping the roast over once at the midpoint of the cooking time.
Cover the pan if the meat looks like it is drying out.
Chop the onion into the gravy before serving.