Tender Roast Beef
Submitted by Ronnie Lomonaco on January 21, 2010 – 1:08 amNo Comment
This is a very tender and juicy roast beef recipe. The cooking process for this Tender Roast Beef recipe is basic and simple for anyone to follow, yet the results are very pleasing.
Ingredients
- 3 – 3 1/2 pounds of choice Beef Eye of Round Roast
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Powder
For the Gravy:
- 1/2 cup beef stock
- Corn starch
- Drippings from beef
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, place beef on rack inside a shallow roasting pan.
- Thoroughly rub olive oil over entire beef. Then, evenly sprinkly salt, pepper, and garlic powder over entire beef.
- Place beef in oven, and allow to cook for 30 minutes at the preheated oven temperature. After 30 minutes, reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees F and allow to cook for additional 2 hours. (For best results, keep a meat thermometer inside beef while cooking. Roast beef is done once internal temperature reaches 150-160 degrees F, depending on your preference)
- Once optimal temperature is reached, remove roast beef from oven and set aside for at least 15 minutes before carving.
- Meanwhile, preheat saucepan on medium-high heat. Add drippings from pan and beef stock (additional salt and pepper is optional).
- Whisk 1 teaspoon corn starch with 3 teaspoons of water in separate bowl. Then add mixture into sauce pan while stirring continuously until consistency begins to thicken to a sauce. Allow to cook for up to 6-8 minutes.
- Finally, carve the Tender Roast Beef. Place slices on serving dish and cover with gravy. Then enjoy!
Notes / Suggestions
For this Tender Roast Beef recipe, Bbeef must be at room temperature prior to cooking. Be sure to remove beef from refrigerator 1-2 hours before cooking (keep wrapped).
Total Time (duration): Approx 2 1/2 – 3 hours
Number of Servings: 4
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