4 to 5 lbs. roast beef
White or red Portuguese wine
3 to 4 slices of bacon
1 or 2 onions
1 teaspoon butter
24 whole imported cloves
24 Jamaican whole allspice
4 bay leaves
2 or 3 cloves garlic
Salt to taste
1/2 cup water
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Chop the onions and mash the garlic. Put both in a deep roasting pan. Cut the bacon into small pieces and add it to the roasting pan along with the bay leaves, salt, cloves, allspice and water. Before adding the meat, sprinkle it with the onion and garlic powders. Add the meat to the pot and cover with the wine. Add the butter and cover the pan. Cook at 250F for at least 7 to 8 hours. This roast is best when cooked overnight and warmed before serving.
Serves 6.