Quick Sauerbraten

• 1 (4-pound) chuck roast
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cups water, divided
• 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 to 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1. Brown roast on both sides in hot oil in a large Dutch oven. Combine sugar, ginger, cloves, allspice, bay leaf, salt, pepper, onion, 1 cup water, and vinegar; mix well, and pour over roast. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until roast is tender, turning once. Remove roast to serving platter.
2. Stir remaining water into flour; stir into pan drippings. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Pour over roast.

chuck roast, vegetable oil, brown sugar, ground ginger, ground cloves, ground allspice, bay leaf, salt, ground pepper, onion, water, red wine vinegar, flour

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/quick-sauerbraten (may not work)