Yankee Pot Roast with Cranberries

Makes 6 to 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 3 hrs. on low

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 pound piece of beef rump, top, or bottom round roast
• 2 - Tablespoons bacon fat
• 3 - Tablespoons flour
• 3 - cups water
• 2 - cups fresh cranberries, washed and picked over
• 1 - teaspoon salt
• 1/4 - teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Roll roast in flour. In a roasting pan with a cover, add bacon fat and heat. Brown roast on all sides.
2. Deglaze pan with 3 cups of water and pour over roast.
3. Add cranberries.
4. Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours our until tender. Frequently turn over roast.
5. Add salt and pepper in last 30 minutes of cooking.