oriental sweet and sour pot roast

Ingredients For oriental sweet and sour pot roast

• 1

  (3 to 3½ lb) beef chuck roast
• 2 Tbsp

  cooking oil
• 1 can

  (16 oz.) bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
• 1 can

  (5 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and thinly sliced
• 1 md

  green pepper, cut in 1-inch squares
• 1/3 c

  apricot jam
• 1/4 c

  vinegar
• 1 Tbsp

  soy sauce
• 1 clove

  garlic, minced
• 1 tsp

  salt
• ½ tsp

  ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp

  pepper
• 1 can

  (11 oz.) mandarin orange sections
• 3 Tbsp

  cornstarch
• 1 can

  (4 oz.) mushrooms
• hot cooked rice