Old-Fashioned Pot Roast (Gedaempfte Fleisch) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs beef brisket, can use middle chuck, beef shoulder
3 onions, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 carrot, shredded
1 stalk celery, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
3 tablespoons chicken fat, knows as schmaltz
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
4 bay leaves
10 peppercorns
1 1/2 cups soup stock or 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Preparation

Heat a heavy pot and braise the meat until evenly browned on all sides.
Add remaining ingredients in the order listed, cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Slice when tender and serve with gravy from pot.