Herbed Beef Roast Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place roast with fat side up in ungreased roasting pan. Combine the next five ingredients; pour over roast. Combine parsley, basil, salt, pepper, tarragon and thyme; rub over roast. , Bake, uncovered, 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Remove to a warm serving platter. Let stand 10-15 minutes. , Pour drippings and loosened brown bits into a measuring cup. Skim fat, reserving 2 tablespoons. In a large saucepan, combine flour, bouillon and 1 cup water until smooth. Gradually stir in the drippings, reserved fat and remaining water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Slice roast; serve with gravy.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the fennel seed, rosemary, basil, marjoram, savory, thyme, sage and salt; rub over roasts. Place roasts fat side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Top with onions and rosemary sprigs., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°)., Discard onions and rosemary. Let roasts stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with beef.

Steps:

• Special Equipment: food processor
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season roast well with salt and pepper. In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons oil. When hot, sear roast on all sides, until nicely caramelized, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove roast to a sheet tray lined with a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, place garlic, parsley, thyme, oregano, rosemary, mustard powder, 1/2 cup oil, salt and pepper, to taste, in a food processor and pulse until mixture forms a paste.
• Rub paste all over roast. Bake in the oven until the roast is cooked to medium-rare or registers 125 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 45 minutes.
• Let roast rest 10 minutes before slicing and serve with Horseradish Cream.
• Horseradish Cream:
• In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Yield: 1/2 cup

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, garlic, shallot, orange zest, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and cloves. Run machine while adding oil; process until smooth. Spread mixture evenly over all sides of tenderloins. Place beef in a large glass baking dish. Cover with foil, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place tenderloins on a rack in a large roasting pan.
• Roast beef in preheated oven until meat thermometer registers 140 degrees when inserted into center of beef, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven, and cover loosely with foil; let stand for 10 minutes. Slice beef, and serve.

Steps:

• Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook beef in skillet about 5 minutes until brown on all sides. Sprinkle with salt, herbs and pepper.
• Place garlic in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Place beef on garlic. Pour vinegar over beef.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until beef is tender. Reserve 1/4 cup of the beef juices.
• Cut half of the beef into thin slices to make 3 cups; place in refrigerator or freezer container along with reserved 1/4 cup beef juices for Philly Beef Sandwiches (page 77). Cover and refrigerate beef up to 4 days or freeze up to 4 months. To thaw frozen beef, place container in refrigerator about 8 hours.
• Serve remaining half of beef now.

Steps:

• Trim and tie roast if desired. In a small bowl, combine the fennel seed, crushed rosemary, basil, marjoram, savory, thyme, and sage; rub over roast.
• Place fat side up in a roasting pan. Top with onion and rosemary sprigs. Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 2-3 hours or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°F, medium 160°F, well-done 170°F).
• Discard onion and rosemary. Let roast stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing. meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with beef.

Steps:

• If beef roast comes in netting or is tied, do not remove. Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-hight heat. Cook beef in skillet about 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides. Sprinkle with herbs, salt and pepper.
• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place garlic. Place beef on garlic. Pour vinegar over beef.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours. Remove netting or strings from beef.
• Serve with horseradish mashed potatoes.

Steps:

• Chop the herbs and blend them with the olive oil. Rub the mixture on the tenderloin and let sit overnight in the refrigerator. Season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a griddle or large skillet sear the beef on all sides until brown.
• Place in the preheated oven and roast until the internal temperature is 120 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Let the tenderloin rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Prepare roast:
• Trim all but a thin layer of fat from roast. Grind peppercorns and bay leaves with salt to a powder in an electric coffee/spice grinder, then transfer to a mortar. Add garlic, thyme, and rosemary, then pound to a smooth paste with pestle. Stir in oil. Rub paste all over roast. Transfer roast to a rack set in a small flameproof roasting pan. Marinate, covered and chilled, at least 8 hours.
• Cook roast:
• Let roast stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Roast beef in middle of oven 20 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F and roast beef until a thermometer inserted into center of meat registers 110°F, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours more. Transfer beef to a large platter and let stand, uncovered, 25 minutes. (Meat will continue to cook, reaching about 130°F for medium-rare.)
• Make jus:
• Skim fat from pan juices. Add broth, rosemary, thyme, and garlic and deglaze pan by simmering on top of stove over moderate heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Transfer to a small saucepan and add any juices that have collected on platter. Gently simmer 10 minutes. Skim fat and season jus with salt and pepper.
• Put slices from roast and serve with jus.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Tie tenderloin at 2-inch intervals with kitchen string.
• Combine oil and garlic in a bowl; brush over meat. Mix basil, rosemary, sea salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; sprinkle evenly over the meat.
• Roast beef tenderloin in preheated oven until beginning to firm and is hot and slightly pink in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).

Steps:

• Put the roast with the fat side up, in an ungreased roasting pan.
• Mix together the cloves, mustard, lemon juice, oil, and Worcestershire sauce; stir to mix well.
• Pour over and evenly coat the roast.
• In a bowl, add the next 6 ingredients; mixing well.
• Rub herb mixture over roast.
• Bake roast, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 hours or until desired degree of doneness.
• Remove from oven and place roast on a warm serving platter.
• Let stand for 10-15 minutes.
• Add 2 cups water and bouillon granules to pan drippings.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Mix together flour and 1/3 cup of water; stirring until smooth; gradually add to pan.
• Cook until bubbly and thickened, stirring constantly.
• Slice roast and serve with gravy.