Pot Roast in Tomato Gravy

1 - 4Lb. round roast

 1 medium onion,diced fine

 1/4 cup diced celery

 1/4 cup diced bell pepper

 2 med. cloves garlic,minced

 1/2 cup oil

 1/2 cup flour

 1/2 T Italian Seasoning

pepper and salt to taste

  1 sml. can tomato paste

 5 lg. potatoes; peeled & quartered

 8 carots; peeled & cut into large pieces

     Salt pepper and flour roast. Put oil in heavy roaster & brown roast on all sides; remove from pan. Add flour to oil in roaster and stir untill very brown; add onion, celery, bellpepper, & garlic. Cook until vegetables are tender; add 4 cups water. Stir until flour is dissolved.
     Next add tomato paste and seasonings; stir until tomato paste is dissolved. Place roast in gravy; put carots & potatoes around roast. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees covered 30 minutes per pound of meat. Super delicious