How to Cook Beef Roast on an Outdoor Gas Grill

If you enjoy beef roast in the oven, try cooking your next beef roast on an outdoor gas grill. Beef roast cooks best when cooked under indirect heat. Direct heat cooks the beef too quickly. It is important to cook the beef roast slowly to lock in the natural juices. Soaking the beef roast in a brine mixture or marinating the beef overnight will increase the tenderness of the meat.

Things You'll Need

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tbsp. salt
• 2 tbsp. ground pepper
• 1 tbsp. garlic powder
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tbsp. cumin
• Mixing bowl
• Grill brush
• Vegetable oil
• Aluminum foil

Instructions

1. Choose your favorite cut of roast--a variety of beef roast cuts are available to grill. Recommended roasts for grilling include chuck eye roast, top round roast, top sirloin, beef tenderloin and rib roasts.

2. Mix the dry ingredients. Place the brown sugar, salt, ground pepper, garlic powder, chili powder and cumin in a mixing bowl.

3. Rub the dry ingredients on the beef roast. Use your hands to rub the ingredients generously onto the beef.

4. Prepare the outdoor gas grill. Clean the grill grates with a grill brush. Set only one side of your gas grill on medium-low heat, which is about 300 degrees.

5. Brush the vegetable oil on the grill grates. This will prevent the beef roast from sticking.

6. Place the roast on the side of the grill that is not heated. Close the lid on the grill, and cook the beef roast for one hour.

7. Turn the beef roast over after one hour. Close the grill lid and continue cooking the beef.

8. Cover the beef roast with aluminum foil. After cooking the roast for two hours, wrap the roast in aluminum foil. Be careful because the roast will be hot. The aluminum foil protects the outside of the roast.

9. Turn the grill to medium-high heat. Cook the roast for an additional hour.

10. Shut off the grill. Leave the lid closed and allow the roast to sit on the grill for 30 minutes with the aluminum foil.

11. Check the internal temperature of the roast beef. Insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the roast beef. The safe temperature range is 140 to 150 degrees. If the roast is not at this temperature, continue to cook the roast.

12. Remove the roast beef from the outdoor gas grill. Allow the beef roast to sit for 30 minutes before cutting the meat. This traps the juice inside the beef and makes the roast tender. Serve the beef immediately and refrigerate the leftovers.

Tips & Warnings

• Wash your hands after handling the raw beef to prevent foodborne illness.

References

• All About Beef
• Beef Roast Recipe
• Grilling Beef Roast