Granny's Cuban Stuffed Roast
4 oz Ham, smoked, chopped fine
4 oz Bacon, chopped fine
8 oz Onion, minced
1 oz Capers, minced
1 x Garlic Clove, minced
2 oz Green Olives, coarse chop
1 tbl Green Chiles, minced
3 lb Eye Round Roast
Salt & Pepper, to taste
2 oz Bacon fat
8 oz Stock
4 oz Tomato sauce
1 tbl Vinegar
Method :
Preheat oven to 350F.
Mix the first 7 ingredients to make a stuffing.
Make an incision 1 1/2" to 2" deep along the length of the roast
Stuff the stuffing into the incision. Salt and pepper the roast.
Brown the roast on all sides in bacon fat in a large heavy casserole Add all the
rest of the ingredients and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until the meat
is very tender. Check once or twice to make sure that the liquid is not boiling
away. Add water or unsalted stock as necessary.