Cola Pot Roast

INGREDIENTS:

4 pounds beef sirloin roast 3 carrots, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 (.75 ounce) packet dry brown gravy mix

2 tablespoons water 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup 10 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.	Place meat in a roasting pan. Sprinkle carrots, celery and minced garlic around roast.
3.	In a small bowl, combine the brown gravy mix and water, mixing into a smooth paste. Add onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup and cola-flavored carbonated beverage. Pour over the roast.
4.	Cover pan, and cook 1 hour in the preheated oven.
5.	Reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C), and continue cooking 2 hours. Remove from oven, and turn roast over so that the top is now covered with the gravy. Cover pan, and return to oven for a minimum of 2 hours.
6.	Remove from oven, and let meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing.