French 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.
French Roast
Servings and cook time for 1.2kg roast
Ingredients
- 1 French roast or rib-eye
Instructions
- 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 9 minutes per pound for medium or 7 minutes per pound for medium rare (20 / 15 minutes per kilo) then turn down the oven to 200 degrees F 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.
Notes
Changes reflected in recipe...
22-02-19: set the oven to 200* C to cook rather than turn off the oven