Beef Braised With Vegetables And Olives Recipe ingredients

• 3½ pounds beef round, whole piece
• ½ cup lard
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 4 carrots, peeled, quartered
• 2 turnips, peeled, quartered
• 6 onions, peeled, quartered
• 1 cup olives, pitted
• 1½ quarts water
• 1 tablespoon flour
• seasonings to taste

To prepare this Beef Braised With Vegetables And Olives Recipe, first brown the piece of beef in frying pan with the lard. Remove beef from the pan. Place in a kettle. Put carrots, onions, and turnips in frying pan and fry slowly until light brown. Remove vegetables with a skimmer and put vegetables in the kettle with the beef. Add the flour to the fat and mix together until brown. Add the water and seasonings. Let boil for about 2 minutes. Strain through a strainer. Place gravy in the kettle and add the olives and tomatoes. Cover it and let it cook slowly for about 1 1/2 hours.