Buy a small pot roast – either chuck roast or bottom round roast, top round will do but is usually more expensive.   Grandma always uses top round

Dredge in s&p and flour
Brown on all sides in 3 Tbsp of oil
remove from pot

add 1 cup chopped onion and 1 1/2 cloves of garlic minced, cook until soft

Put meat back into pot and add 1 1/2 cups of HOT water
1 bay leaf
1/4 c vinegar
2Tbsp brown sugar
1/3 c ketchup
1/2 tsp salt

cook over LOW heat for 3 hours
turn meat every half hour

Remove meat and thicken gravy with small amt of cornstarch dissolved in a Tbsp or 2 of water

Serve with carrots and wide egg noodles.

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