Simple Beef Roast

Peel

• a few large carrots

and scrub and cube

• a few large potatoes

Quarter

• one large onion

In large Braising pan, in

• olive oil

brown

• 1 lb beef chuck roast

adding

• salt
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• worcestershire sauce

to taste. Add vegetables and enough liquid:

• a cup of water
• something Guinness-like (some sugar, lots of acid) or
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • a little bit of brown sugar

to keep beef from drying out.

Also, add

• a bay leaf

Simmer covered for a few hours, until the beef is tender and the veggies soft.

Make the juice into a gravy with flour/butter/mlik.