Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 4 T. olive oil
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 5 pounds boneless chuck eye roast, cut out central layer of fat, and tie the two halves together with kitchen twine
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 6 large carrots (or the equivalent), one chopped, the others in 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2-3 cups burgundy wine
• 2 tsp. herbes de Provence
• 1 bay leaf
• several sprigs of fresh rosemary and thyme
• 2 cups crushed tomatoes
• 1 T. tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp. ground pepper