Bavarian Pot Roast

Bavarian Pot Roast

-5 lb chuck roast

-1 1/2 C. water

-1 Tbsp cinnamon

- 1Tbsp vinegar

-2 tsp. ginger

-1 1/2 tsp. salt

-1 1/2 C. apple juice

-1 (8oz) can tomato sauce

-1 medium onion shopped

-1 bay leaf

-1/4 C. flour

-1/4 C. sliced mushrooms

Brown meat on all sides in oil in a Dutch oven then set aside.  Combine cinnamon, vinegar, ginger, and salt; add 1  cup of water, apple juice, tomato sauce, onion and bay leaf.  Place roast back in Dutch oven and pour mixture over the top.  Simmer covered for 3 hours on top of stove.  Remove bay leaf.  Set some of the tomato mixture

Gravy:

 Combine flour and 1/2 cup water to make a paste.  Add tomato mixture gradually, stirring constantly, until thickened.  Add mushrooms to gravy. Serve gravy over roast slices.