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Hands-Off Roast Beef Recipe

If you need a holiday roast, you’ll love this Hands-Off Medium-Rare Roast Beef recipe. It’s so easy and delicious!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 304 kcal
Course: Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 3-pound top or eye round, trimmed of all fat
  • 2 large garlic cloves or 3 small cloves
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves (minced)
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 500°F. Remove the beef from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature while the oven preheats.
  2. Mince the garlic, then sprinkle it with the salt and use the side of your knife to mash it into a paste on the cutting board (if you have a mortar of pestle, that also works). Add the rosemary and press it a few more times to mix. Transfer the garlic mixture to a small bowl, then add the olive oil and pepper and stir to combine. Rub the seasoning all over the roast beef, then put it in a roasting pan that will hold it comfortably.
  3. If you have a thermometer probe or a thermometer you'll be able to see and read through the oven door, insert it now.
  4. When the oven is ready, roast the beef for 15 minutes (5 minutes per pound, adjust the time if your roast weighs more or less). After 15 minutes, turn off the oven but do not open it!
  5. If you're able to get a temperature reading as it cooks: Let the beef sit in the oven, undisturbed until it reaches 135°F for medium-rare (145- 150°F for medium), there will be little to no carry-over cooking once you remove it), this took about 45 minutes (in my oven) but it can take up to 1 1/2 hours, depending on how well your oven retains heat.
  6. Remove the roast from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before you cut it so that the juices distribute evenly. Slice thin and serve.

Notes

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  • If you don’t have a meat probe and need to open the oven to check the temperature with an instant read thermometer: Let the beef sit in the oven, undisturbed, for 1 hour. After one hour, use an instant-read thermometer to check the temperature. If it's 138-140°F (148-150°F for medium), remove it from the oven. If not, return the oven to 300°F and check often until the meat reaches 135°F (because it was removed from a hot oven, the roast will raise another 5°F as it rests). Remove the roast from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before you cut it so that the juices distribute evenly. Slice thin and serve.
  • For a larger roast, adjust the salt, pepper, garlic, etc and the cook time as noted above.

Nutrition Information

Serving 6oz cooked Calories 304kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 0.5g (0%) Protein 53g (106%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 131.5mg (44%) Sodium 491.5mg (20%) Fiber 0.5g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 304

% Daily Value*

Serving 6oz cooked
Calories 304kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 0.5g 0%
Protein 53g 106%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 131.5mg 44%
Sodium 491.5mg 20%
Fiber 0.5g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.