High Temperature Eye-of-Round Roast

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 180 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Eye of round roast is simply seasoned, then roasted at 500 degrees until tender. Learn how to cook a tough piece of meat with this simple recipe.

Ingredients

1 (3 pound) beef eye of round roast
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
2 Season roast with salt and pepper.
3 Place in a roasting pan or baking dish. Do not cover or add water.
4 Place roast in the preheated oven and reduce temperature to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Roast for 21 minutes (7 minutes per pound), then turn off the oven and let roast sit in the hot oven for 2 1/2 hours. Do not open the door at all during this time.
5 Remove roast from the oven and check that the internal temperature is at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Carve into thin slices to serve.