Orange & Spice Pot Roast

Ingredients

some garlic
4 lb beef chuck pot roast
2 tb lemon juice
1 ts salt
3 slices bacon
8 oz stewed tomatoes
1 c orange juice
5/8 c onion
1/4 c snipped parsley
1 tb parsley flakes
1 ts sugar
1/2 ts cinnamon
1 bay leaf
2 tb all purpose flour
1/4 c water

Instructions

Sprinkle roast with lemon juice and salt.In 12" ovenproof skillet, cook bacon until crisp.Remove from pan;crumble;set aside.Brown roast in drippings.Drain fat. In medium bowl,combine bacon,undrained tomatoes,orange juice,onion, parsley,sugar,cinnamon,garlic,cloves and bay leaf.Pour over roast. Bake,covered,@ 325 degrees 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until roast is tender. Transfer roast to serving platter;cover with foil. Remove cloves and bay leaf from pan juices.Mix flour in water.Add to pan juices.Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.Cook and stir 1 minute more.Pass gravy with meat.Makes 6 to 8 servings.