Tender Eye of Round Roast

Description

Expand your culinary arsenal with this hearty, Paleo-friendly meal from Russ Crandall of The Domestic Man.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (3 pound) beef eye of round roast
  • ½ cup dry red wine (merlot or cabernet sauvignon)
  • ½ cup beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
  • Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil

Instructions

  1. Mix garlic
  2. oil
  3. salt
  4. pepper
  5. and thyme into a paste; rub all over beef roast. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour. Forty minutes into the hour
  6. preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  7. Place two sheets of aluminum foil large enough to cover the beef roast on a baking sheet. Place beef roast on the foil sheets and transfer everything to the oven. Roast in the preheated oven for 18 minutes.
  8. Remove from the oven; fold up the foil so it wraps the roast then return it to the oven. Reduce oven temperature to 170 degrees F (75 degrees C) and roast for one hour. After an hour
  9. check the internal temperature with an instant-read thermometer: 120-125 degrees F will yield a rare center
  10. 130-140 degrees F will yield a medium-rare center
  11. and 140-150 degrees F will yield a medium center.
  12. Remove roast and set it on a cutting board to rest. Transfer any drippings from roast into a saucepan; stir in red wine and beef broth and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat until reduced by 1/4. Reduce heat to medium-low and whisk in cubes of butter
  13. one at a time
  14. until incorporated into sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
  15. Slice the roast into 1/2-inch thick slices and serve with pan sauce poured on top.

Prep Time: 1 hr

Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 4

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