Ingredients:
1 lb. of small pearl onions, peeled and halved
2 T. olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
5 cups beef broth
1 bottle Baltimore Bend Last Minute (red wine)
2 ½ tsp. tomato paste
3-4 lbs. beef roast
5 slices bacon, diced
2 tsp. thyme
5 T. butter
2 T. flour

Directions:
Marinate roast in wine, saving back 1 ½ cups for sauce. Preheat oven to 375°. In small pan, toss onions with olive oil until well coated. Salt and pepper to taste. Roast in oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Combine broth and 1 ½ cups of wine. Bring to boil. Continue cooking until it has reduced by half. Stir in tomato paste, set aside. Sprinkle roast with thyme, salt and pepper, set aside. In roasting pan cook bacon. Remove bacon from pan, leaving bacon fat. Add roast to pan and brown on all sides. Put pan in oven. Roast for about 1 hour (medium rate). Remove meat from pan. Skim any fat off the drippings in pan. Place pan on stove on high. Add broth mixture and bring to boil. Lower to simmer. Melt 2 ½ tablespoons of butter. Mix with flour to make paste and whisk into broth mixture. Simmer until thickened. Whisk in remaining butter. Add onions and bacon bits. Slice roast and serve over top. Serves 6-8.