Beef Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 lb) boneless beef chuck roast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons parsley
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon basil
3 cups water
2 onions, wedged
3 carrots, sliced
6 potatoes, cut in 4 ths

Preparation

Place roast in large roaster pan.
Combine next 6 ingredients; sprinkle over roast.
Place onions around roast.
Pour water in pan.
Bake tightly covered, at 350* for about 3-1/2 hours until roast is almost tender.
Add more water if needed.
Add carrots and potatoes; bake for 1-1/2 hour more, until vegetables are tender.
Baste roast and vegetables with juices.
Thicken with flour and water mix if desired.