You’ll Need:

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

Directions : 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.