Best 7 Easy Eye Of Round Roast Recipes
Cooking an eye of round roast can be a rewarding experience, but it can also be challenging to get it just right. This lean cut of beef can be tough if not cooked properly, but with the right recipe and cooking method, it can be transformed into a tender and flavorful dish. Whether you prefer a traditional slow-cooked roast or a quick and easy weeknight dinner, there's an eye of round roast recipe out there to suit your needs.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
A PERFECT EYE OF ROUND ROAST BEEF
Without fail, my mother-in-law made an eye of round roast beef for Sunday dinner every week. While I tried to do so myself, I always had varying results. Sometimes, I overcooked it, and other times, it was too rare. I finally discovered this method that produced a perfect roast beef every time, that was medium, and even rarer in the center, and pleased all of our tastes. The key is to use an eye of round roast (or any well-rounded and even-shaped roast). The seasonings are up to you. I listed very basic seasonings, but I use different meat rubs at times, or whatever I'm in the mood for. While there are not enough pan drippings to make gravy, the juices make a lovely au jus to accompany the beef. This works for any size roast and couldn't be easier.
Provided by JackieOhNo
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 2h35m
Yield 1 beef roast
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees. If desired, trim off excess fat from roast beef. Season with salt and pepper (and paprika, if desired). Rub meat with vegetable oil.
- Place meat in roasting pan in preheated oven.
- Roast beef for 5 minutes per pound. Then turn off oven. DO NOT OPEN OVEN FOR 2 HOURS! (For example, a 4-lb. roast would take 20 minutes to cook and then sit in the turned-off oven for 2 hours.).
TENDER EYE OF ROUND ROAST
Expand your culinary arsenal with this hearty, Paleo-friendly meal from Russ Crandall of The Domestic Man.
Provided by Reynolds Kitchens(R)
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Reynolds®
Time 2h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine the oil, salt, pepper, thyme and garlic into a paste, then rub all over the roast. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour. Forty minutes into the hour, pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees F.
- On a baking sheet, place two sheets of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil large enough to cover the roast. Place the roast on the foil sheets and transfer everything to the oven. Roast for 6 minutes per pound.
- Remove from the oven. Fold up the foil so it wraps the roast then return it to the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 170 degrees F and roast for one hour. After an hour, check the internal temperature with an instant-read thermometer: 120-125 degrees F will yield a rare center, 130-140 degrees F will yield a medium-rare center, and 140-150 degrees F will yield a medium center.
- When the roast is finished, remove it and set it on a cutting board to rest. Transfer any drippings from the roast into a saucepan, then combine with the red wine and beef broth. Bring to a simmer over med-high heat and reduce by 1/4; reduce heat to medium-low and whisk in the cubes of butter one at a time until incorporated into the sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- Slice the roast into 1/2 inch thick slices and serve with the pan sauce poured on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 685.2 calories, Carbohydrate 2.2 g, Cholesterol 198.9 mg, Fat 25.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 99.7 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 1230.8 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
EASY EYE ROUND ROAST BEEF
Took the basic technique from Cook's Illustrated to make the cheaper cut of beef more tender, but added a couple of twists. This is great served medium-rare. For those who prefer it more done, the ends should be more to medium. I serve with creamy horseradish. Slice it thin and it's as tender as tenderloin.
Provided by NewNerdMom
Categories Roast Beef
Time 8h
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Sprinkle all sides of 4 lb. eye of round roast evenly with salt. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate 6-18 hours. The longer you let it sit the more tender it will become. But don't let it go over 18-24 hours.
- Remove roast from refrigerator and allow to come to almost room temperature,.
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees F.
- Pat roast dry with paper towel.
- Cut deep slits into roast and stick in slivered pieces of garlic.
- Rub with 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle all sides evenly with pepper.
- Heat remaining oil in large, heavy bottomed pan (I just use my shallow roaster with rack).
- Sear roast until browned on all sides, 4-5 minutes per side. Should create some good fond.
- Transfer roast to wire rack in shallow roaster pan.
- Use meat-probe thermometer and set it for 125 degrees.
- Roast until meat-probe thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 120 degrees for medium-rare, 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 hours, or 130 degrees for medium, 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 hours.
- Turn oven off; leave roast in oven, until meat-probe thermometer registers 130 degrees for medium-rare or 140 degrees for medium (this can take as little as 15-30 minutes longer).
- Transfer roast to carving board and let rest 15 minutes.
- Slice meat crosswise as thinly as possible and serve with creamy horseradish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 411.5, Fat 22.1, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 154.2, Sodium 713.4, Carbohydrate 1.2, Fiber 0.3, Protein 49
EASY EYE OF ROUND ROAST
I was making and Eye of Round roast for New Years dinner, and needed a recipe for the slow cooker. I don't like onion soup, and that is what most of the slow cooker recipes use so I came up with this version. It smelled heavenly while cooking, and was fork tender when cooked. I used a package of Club House turkey gravy mix (reduced salt) for seasoning. It was a 25 gram package in Canada, so would be about 1 oz in the US. I always have some in the pantry as my daughter likes it with oven fries. Feel free to use whatever variety of mushrooms you have. The slow cooking and the wine help to tenderize the roast. Everyone raved over the end result. I hope you enjoy it.
Provided by Demelza
Categories Roast Beef
Time 8h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Sear roast on all sides in hot pan with olive oil.
- Place in slow cooker.
- Saute mushrooms in same pan, pour around roast.
- Make gravy with the 1 cup of water in same frying pan
- Pour gravy over roast, make sure you scrape the browned bits into the gravy.
- Pour 1/2 cup wine over all.
- Cover & cook on low 8 hours, high about 4 - 5 hours.
- Pan juices can be used as au jus, or thicken for gravy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 58.9, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 0.6, Sodium 186.5, Carbohydrate 4.7, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.7, Protein 1.2
HIGH TEMPERATURE EYE-OF-ROUND ROAST
Eye of round roast is roasted at 500 degrees F. This recipe takes a very tough piece of meat and makes it so tender and delicious. Feel free to improvise with the seasonings and use garlic salt in place of regular salt. The easiest roast you'll ever cook!
Provided by Lyn N Barbour
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 3h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Season the roast with salt and pepper and place in a roasting pan or baking dish. Do not cover or add water.
- Place the roast in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Roast for 21 minutes (seven minutes per pound) then turn off the oven and let the roast sit in the hot oven for 2 1/2 hours. Do not open the door at all during this time!
- Remove the roast from the oven, the internal temperature should have reached at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Carve into thin slices to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.1 calories, Cholesterol 71.4 mg, Fat 12.6 g, Protein 26.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 58.5 mg
BEEF OF EYE-ROUND ROAST
This type of roast can be gotten from the butcher in the meat department at the supermarket. This recipe can also be used on other types of beef roasts. It is DELICIOUS!
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Roast Beef
Time 1h45m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Thoroughly rinse the roast and pat dry with paper towel.
- Salt and pepper the roast on all sides for searing.
- Cover the bottom of a roasting pan with olive oil and set on medium-high heat about 4 minutes until very hot.
- Wearing a long sleeve shirt and oven gloves (so that you do not get splashed with hot oil), place roast into hot roasting pan and sear on all sides until nicely browned and about 1/2 cup of fat has rendered, which should take a total of about 6 to 8 minutes.
- If you do not get 1/2 cup of fat rendered, that is okay.
- Set a wire rack in another roasting pan, and then set the roast onto the rack.
- Pour the water over the roast, making sure that it covers the bottom of the roasting pan, and then pour the wine over the roast.
- Brush roast with Dijon mustard.
- Smear 1 tablespoon of minced garlic from jar onto top of roast.
- Season again with salt and pepper, and then sprinkle the rest of the seasonings evenly, including 4 tablespoons of Au Jus Powder and then place the 3 bay leaves on top.
- Place roast, uncovered, in the middle of the oven that has been pre-heated to 325 degrees F. for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until roast is almost done.
- If you desire it to be medium-rare, remove from oven when it is rare.
- If you desire it to be medium, remove from oven when it is medium-rare.
- After removing from oven, tent with aluminum foil.
- Allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute themselves evenly throughout the roast, and for the roast to complete its cooking to your desired doneness.
- Set the roast onto a cutting board and carve.
- Place all of the juices, including the 1/2 cup of fat rendered from the initial searing process and 4 tablespoons of Au Jus powder into a gravy boat to serve as the au jus sauce or gravy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 532.4, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 201.4, Sodium 7656.4, Carbohydrate 14.9, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 0.4, Protein 80
EYE OF ROUND CROCK POT ROAST
I discovered this receipe by combining the ingredients I liked from various receipes into one. It is for a 1.5 qt. crock pot. Add more Worcestershire sauce and steak seasoning in the last half hour of cooking for a stronger flavor.
Provided by Belladonna
Categories Roast Beef
Time 8h10m
Yield 3-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pierce roast with knife in several places to allow for flavor absorption.
- Rub roast with Worcestershire sauce and steak seasoning to taste (the amounts for this are not added into the ingredients above as they will vary per person).
- Place roast into crock pot.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups water, 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons steak seasoning, 2 beef bouillon cubes and 1/2 packet french onion soup mix in a bowl. Mix until bouillon cubes are dissolved.
- Pour mixture over roast.
- Cook on low 8 hours or high 5 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 26.4, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 0.4, Sodium 949.8, Carbohydrate 5.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2.4, Protein 0.7
Tips:
- Choose a good quality eye of round roast. Look for one that is evenly marbled and has a deep red color.
- Season the roast generously with salt and pepper. You can also add other seasonings, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or dried herbs.
- Sear the roast in a hot skillet over medium-high heat. This will help to create a flavorful crust and lock in the juices.
- Transfer the roast to a slow cooker and add beef broth or water. You can also add vegetables, such as carrots, celery, and onions.
- Cook the roast on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours, or until the meat is fall-apart tender.
- Remove the roast from the slow cooker and let it rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Conclusion:
Eye of round roast is a lean and flavorful cut of beef that is perfect for slow cooking. By following these tips, you can create a delicious and tender roast that your family and friends will love. Serve the roast with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple green salad.
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