Barbecue Beef

1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
a few drops bottled hot pepper sauce
2 1/2 pounds chuck roast
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup water
16 hamburger buns, split and buttered (if — used for sandwiches)

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Combine tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water, onion, green pepper, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce in Dutch oven. Trim surplus fat from pot roast. Place meat in Dutch oven and spoon tomato sauce mixture over it. Bake, covered in 325 degree oven for 4 hours. Lift meat from Dutch oven. Cool slightly and slice across the grain. Blend flour and 1/4 coup of the water. Stir into tomato sauce mixture. On range top, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and is bubbly, about 5 minutes. Add meat; heat thoroughly, about 10 minutes. Serve in split buns if desired.