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French-Style Beef Roast
Yield: 10 servings.

3 pounds rump roast, trimmed -- boneless
1 clove garlic -- quartered
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
4 cups water
1 pound turnips -- peeled and quartered
3/4 pound onions -- quartered
2 cups carrots -- 2-inch pieces
1 cup celery -- 2-inch pieces

Trim all visible fat from roast. Place roast in a large Dutch oven; add next 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 1/2 hours. Add turnips, onions, carrots, and celery to roast. Cover and cook an
additional 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove roast to a serving platter; let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Arrange vegetables around roast. Strain broth, and serve with the roast.

Per Serving: 224 Calories; 7g Fat (28.1% calories from fat); 31g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 79mg Cholesterol; 126mg Sodium. ++++ Exchanges: 4 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable +++WWP: 5