Basic Pot Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -4 lbs rump roast
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped coarsely
1/3 cup beef broth (or water)
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 bay leaves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Salt& pepper roast.
Heat ovenproof Dutch oven over high flame about 3 minutes.
Add olive oil.
Brown roast well, about 4 minutes on each side.
Remove roast.
Add chopped onions, stir, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pot.
Add beef broth and stir.
Return roast to pot.
Add parsley& bay leaves.
Cover.
Put in 325\u00b0 oven for 30 minutes.
Reduce heat to 300\u00b0 and cook for 1 1/2 hour until fork tender.