Eye Of Round Roast - How To Cook It

This cut is from a beef hind quarter or beef round primal. There are three different cuts from a round steak, and these are top round (which is sometimes labeled as London broil), bottom round, and eye of round. The eye is the most tender of these three cuts and you can bake it or use it to make stir fries.This steak is not as tender as a tenderloin, and its lack of marbling make it prone to drying out if it is overcooked so always aim for medium rare at most. This cut is known as "rump steak" in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and South Africa. You can marinate it for a couple of hours before cooking, to make it more juicy and give it extra flavor.A lot of people roast a two or three pound roast at 325 degrees F for one and a half to two hours but the best way to cook eye of round roast is to bake it at a very high temperature.This means the outside will be seared and crusty and the inside will be tender and juicy. Eye of round can be a tough cut of meat if cooked incorrectly but using this cooking method always gives great results.Step By Step Cooking InstructionsThe first thing to do is to preheat the oven to 500 degrees F or as hot as it will go and leave it for twenty minutes. This gets the walls of the oven really hot so it holds the heat better.Paint a three pound roast with browning sauce, then use salt, garlic powder and black pepper to season it. Thyme, paprika and onion powder are good too. If you like, you can poke holes in the beef and insert cloves of garlic.Put the meat on a roasting rack in a shallow pan fat side up. The fat will melt and baste the meat as it cooks, so make sure it is the correct way up. Do not add water or cover the pan.Turn the oven down to 475 degrees F and roast the meat for seven minutes per pound (so twenty one minutes if your roast is three pounds in weight) for medium rare, deli-style roast results.Turn the oven off and let the cooked meat sit in there for two and a half hours. Do not open the oven door at any point. Take the meat out of the oven and carve it into thin slices to serve. This recipe is great with horseradish, mustard or a homemade beef gravy recipe. Serve mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables on the side.You might be hesitant about cooking your meat at such a high temperature and then leaving it in a warm oven for more than two hours but this is honestly one of the best recipes ever for making your beef really flavorful and succulent. Serve it with a delicious beef gravy recipe and you have an impressive meal, which is just as suitable for dinner guests as for the family.