La Daube - Beef A La Mode - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb salt pork
pepper, to taste
5 lbs rump roast or 5 lbs boneless veal rump roast
1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
1 bay leaf
1 sprig parsley
salt, to taste
cayenne pepper, to taste
1 onion, peeled and chopped
flour
4 tablespoons bacon grease
1 onion, peeled and sliced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
1 turnip, peeled and diced
1/4 cup water, boiling

Preparation

Make deep cuts in beef roast.
Slice salt pork very thinly; rub with pepper and place into cuts.
Cover meat with garlic, seasonings and chopped onion; rub in well and dredge with flour.
Heat the bacon grease in a large pot or dutch oven, add sliced onion and brown.
Remove onion, place meat in pot and cover with onions.
Cover and cook slowly until well-browned on one side.
Turn and brown the other side.
Add vegetables and brown well.
Add about 1/4 cup water,cover closely and simmer for three or more hours, adding more boiling water to prevent sticking.