How to Fix a Great Beef Roast

Make a juicy roast beef at home.

You can get great roast beef in many places. For example, delicatessens all over the country sell it precooked at any thickness you want, and many of them will even make you a sandwich with your choice of toppings. However, there are people who believe that best place to fix roast beef is in your oven at home. Not only is it served at Sunday dinners, leftovers can be prepared in numerous ways like hash or a in hot sandwich with gravy.

Things You'll Need

• Beef rump roast, 5 to 6 lbs.
• Garlic cloves
• Knife
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Meat thermometer
• Saucepan

Instructions

1. Heat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the roast from the refrigerator about 1 hour before cooking. It should be covered and at room temperature before cooking.

2. Slice several garlic cloves. With a knife, penetrate the beef roast to a depth of about 1 inch every 2 to 3 inches and insert a slice of garlic in each cut. Rub olive oil into the meat, then salt and pepper it to taste. Finally, insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the roast beef, making sure that it is not touching bone, if any.

3. Place beef roast into the oven and let it brown; it should take about 30-40 minutes if the beef roast is 5 or 6 pounds. Reduce the heat to 225 degrees. After about 2 hours, check the internal temperature of the roast. For a rare roast, the meat thermometer should register about 135 degrees. For medium, 160 degrees.

4. Remove rump beef roast from the oven when it has reached the proper temperature. Before you cut it, let it rest for about 15 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute. It should be tented with a piece of aluminum foil to retain the heat.

5. Make the gravy while the beef roast is resting. Scrape the bottom of the pan and pour the scrapings along with the drippings into a saucepan. Place over medium heat. Dissolve 1 tbsp. flour or corn starch into about 2 oz. water and slowly add it to the heated drippings. Stir rapidly while it thickens. Add salt and pepper to taste, then pour the gravy into a boat or pitcher and serve it with the roast.

References

• Simply Recipes: Roast Beef