Ingredients:

3 1/2 pounds beef round, whole piece

1/2 cup lard

3 tomatoes, chopped

4 carrots, peeled, quartered

2 turnips, peeled, quartered

6 onions, peeled, quartered

1 cup olives, pitted

1 1/2 quarts water

1 tablespoon flour

seasonings to taste

Direction:

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.