Beef Essentials Salt Pepper Bottom Round Roast Recipes

ROAST BEEF WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Season beef with 2 tablespoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to 1 day. Unwrap and let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a large skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high. Add 2 tablespoons oil and brown beef all over, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a plate; carefully pour oil from skillet and discard.
• Place shallots in a single layer in bottom of skillet; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Stir together garlic, mustard, and 2 tablespoons oil; rub mixture all over beef. Lay 1 handful of herbs down center of skillet. Place beef on top, fat-side up. Transfer to oven and roast 45 minutes.
• Place remaining handful of herbs on top of beef; drizzle herbs with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Return to oven and roast until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of roast reaches 105 degrees for rare, 10 to 20 minutes. Transfer roast to a cutting board and shallots to a serving platter, loosely tent both with foil, and let stand at least 30 minutes.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat. Stir in vermouth; bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until just a few tablespoons remain, 5 to 7 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and let cool 10 minutes.
• Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold in sour cream, cayenne pepper, horseradish, and vermouth mixture. Season with salt. Store horseradish cream in refrigerator until ready to serve, or up to 3 days.
• Remove twine from roast; thinly slice across the grain and serve, with horseradish cream, shallots, and mostarda.

ROUND ROAST BEEF BOTTOM PERFECTION

Steps:

• 1. Begin by setting your round roast in a roasting pan so it can come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2. Using a mortar & pestle, begin grinding the garlic cloves, sea salt, rosemary, thyme, pepper & onion flake together. Add olive oil a little at a time to make a paste. Grind until well pulverized! Add as much olive oil as needed to make a semi-thin paste.
• 3. Proceed to smear this on all surfaces of the roast. Smear a generous portion on the layer of fat, which will melt into the roast, making it oh-so-juicy & delicious. Make sure round roast is fat side up!
• 4. For the Oven: Place roast in 450-degree oven for 20 minutes. This high heat will sear the edges & seal in the juices, making the roast tender & juicy. Immediately, your kitchen is going to smell so good! But don't be tempted to open the oven! After 20 minutes, reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Roast for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on how rare or done you like your beef. For medium-rare roast: remove when internal temperature reaches 135 degrees. Let roast stand/rest for 10-15 minutes before carving. This allows the juices to settle within the meat, leaving it so tender! The internal temperature will rise approx. 10-15 degrees while it is resting so, keep that in mind regarding how well or how rare you like your beef. This is a great time to start your gravy.
• 5. Cook in the Crock Pot: Follow same instructions in steps 1, 2 and 3. Low setting; allow 6-8 hours, or until the roast literally falls apart. High setting; allow 4-6 hours, or until it literally falls apart. After removing roast, mix 1-3 tablespoons of flour with drippings (depending on how much your round roast has yielded) and set on high until it reaches gravy consistency.

ROAST ESSENTIALS: BOTTOM ROUND ON THE STOVETOP

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Chef's Note: This dish differs from other "traditional" pot roasts in the fact that there are no veggies added to the sauce. Although I love the idea of throwing everything into a single pot, and letting it cook away, sometimes I like my side dishes to be different than just veggies in sauce. For this recipe I threw some russet and sweet potatoes into the oven, and then made some honey-glazed carrots.
• 3. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 4. Season the roast with a generous amount of salt, and pepper.
• 5. Add the grapeseed oil to a heavy-bottomed pot, over medium high heat.
• 6. Sear the roast on all sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• 7. Add the mushrooms, and 2 or 3 tablespoons of the chicken stock to the pot.
• 8. Cook the mushrooms, stirring constantly, until the liquid evaporates, about 2 - 3 minutes.
• 9. Return the roast, to the pot, and then add the chicken stock and apple cider vinegar.
• 10. Chef's Note: Why chicken stock? I tried this recipe with beef stock and with chicken stock... I prefer chicken stock because it gives this dish a lighter taste. If I were doing this dish in the Autumn, I would probably use beef stock. In addition, the sautéing of the mushrooms in a bit of the stock gives the sauce an excellent flavor depth.
• 11. Bring up to a boil, and then down to a light simmer.
• 12. Cover, and allow to simmer, for 2 to 3 hours, or until fork tender.
• 13. Remove the roast, cover, and reserve.
• 14. Whisk the flour and water together in a small bowl.
• 15. Add the flour/water mixture (slurry) to the simmering sauce, and whisk until the liquid thickens, about 3 - 4 minutes.
• 16. Add the honey, and whisk to combine.
• 17. Chef's Tip: The honey is going to balance the tartness of the cider vinegar with the savory taste of the mushrooms and stock. My suggestion would be to add half the honey, taste the sauce, and then continue to add more honey, until you've achieved the desired results.
• 18. PLATE/PRESENT
• 19. You have several choices on serving: 1. You could slice the beef (against the grain), return it to the mushroom sauce, and serve directly from the pot. 2. You could slice and serve the beef separately, and then allow your guests to drizzle on the sauce at the table. Enjoy
• 20. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.