Mom'S Yankee Pot Roast
["2 Tbsp. bacon fat or salad oil", "5 to 5 1/2 lb. beef rump or round roast", "1 c. chopped onion", "1 c. chopped carrot", "1 clove garlic, minced", "1 bay leaf", "water", "1 (10 1/2 oz.) can condensed beef broth (undiluted)", "1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce", "1/2 tsp. salt", "1/4 tsp. pepper", "1 lb. small white boiling onions, peeled", "2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour"]
["In hot bacon fat in 6-quart ovenproof Dutch oven, brown meat, turning with 2 wooden spoons until well browned on all sides, about 20 minutes.", "Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.", "Put roast to one side of pan; add onion, carrot, garlic, bay leaf; saute 5 minutes.", "Add water to beef broth to make 1 1/2 cups; pour over meat, along with tomato sauce.", "Add salt and pepper.", "Bake, covered, 1 1/2 hours or until meat is almost fork-tender; add boiling onions.", "Bake 20 minutes longer.", "Remove roast and onions to warm platter.", "Strain pan liquids.", "In small bowl, combine flour and 1/2 cup water, stirring until smooth.", "Return strained liquid to Dutch oven; stir in flour mixture.", "Bring to boil, stirring until slightly thickened.", "Pour sauce over meat."]
["bacon", "beef rump", "onion", "carrot", "clove garlic", "bay leaf", "water", "condensed beef broth", "tomato sauce", "salt", "pepper", "white boiling onions", "flour"]