Slow-Roasted Beef

By MooK

If you’re only able to locate a larger 4 1/2- to 6-pound roast, cut it in half crosswise (creating 2 smaller roasts) for this recipe. There’s no need to use more salt and pepper. For a smaller (2 ½- to 3 1/2-pound) roast, reduce the amount of kosher salt to 3 teaspoons (1 ½ teaspoons table salt) and black pepper to 1 ½ teaspoons.

To equate the amount of kosher salt to table salt, typically we double the amount of kosher salt. For example, for every 1 teaspoon of table salt called for in a recipe, you would use 2 teaspoons of kosher salt

Ingredients

• 1 boneless eye-round roast (3 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds) *
• 4 Teaspoons kosher salt or 2 teaspoons table salt * *
• 2 Teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 Teaspoons ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Season Beef

Sprinkle all sides of boneless eye-round roast evenly with 4 teaspoons kosher salt or 2 teaspoons table salt. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate 18 to 24 hours.

Sear Beef

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 225 degrees. Pat roast dry with paper towels. Rub roast with 2 teaspoons vegetable oil. Sprinkle all sides evenly with 2 teaspoons pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until starting to smoke. Sear roast until browned on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Roast Beef

Transfer roast to wire rack set in rimmed baking sheet. Roast until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 115 degrees for medium-rare, 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 hours, or 125 degrees for medium, 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 hours.

Turn Off Oven

Turn oven off. Leave roast in oven until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 130 degrees for medium-rare or 140 degrees for medium, 30 to 50 minutes longer. If roast does not reach desired temperature after 50 minutes, heat oven to 225 degrees for 5 minutes, shut it off, and continue to cook until roast is done. Transfer roast to carving board. Let rest 15 minutes. Slice meat crosswise as thinly as possible and serve.