1 (4 pound) beef sirloin tip roast
2 tablespoons cracked pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 2/3 cups cranberry cocktail
Cranberry Gravy
Score meat lightly in a crisscross pattern. Rub all sides, but not ends, with pepper. In Dutch oven or roasting pan, brown meat in oil over medium heat, about15 minutes.
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Pour cranberry cocktail over meat. Cover; bake at 325 degrees F for 2 1/2 hours or until beef is tender. Place meat on warm platter to keep warm while preparing gravy.
Cranberry Gravy: Strain hot broth from meat; measure 3 cups and heat to boiling. In tightly covered jar, shake 3/4 cup cranberry cocktail and 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; stir into hot liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Season with salt.
Serve with hot rice.
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