Make a basic beef pot roast with this vintage James Beard recipe (1964) - Click Americana

Ingredients

• 4-5-pound piece of beef rump, chuck or round
• Flour
• Several pieces of beef fat
• 1 onion stuck with 2 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 2-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 cup broth or water
• 6 carrots
• 10 small white onions
• 2 turnips
• Beurre manié