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TANGY OKTOBERFEST ROAST

Introduce your family to a new version of an old favourite. This one pot meal is juicy and tender with a flavour that everyone will love.

INGREDIENTS
3 lb   1.5 kg   Brisket or Blade Pot Roast
2 tbsp   30 mL   EACH Dijon mustard and brown sugar
2   2   cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 tsp   1 mL   nutmeg
3   3   large onions, sliced
1 cup   250 mL   EACH beer or ale and beef stock
6   6   carrots, peeled and quartered
3   3   parsnips, peeled and quartered
6 - 8   6 - 8   medium new potatoes

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes
COOKING TIME: 3 hours

DIRECTIONS
Place roast in oven-proof dish. Combine next 4 ingredients in a small bowl, spread mixture over roast and layer with onions. Pour beer and stock over top and season with salt and pepper. Cover and place in preheated oven at 325°F (170°C) for 1-1/2 hours. Add vegetables around beef and cook covered for another 1-1/2 hours, removing lid for last 20-30 minutes to brown roast. Remove beef and vegetables to serving platter and thicken juices with 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch blended with cold water. Bring to a boil stirring to thicken and serve over roast.

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 8 SERVINGS

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
467 Calories     17 g Fat
31 g Protein     49 g Carbohydrates

TIP
A dark beer (ale) will give a richer flavour. Parsnips may be replaced by turnip.