Philstomatosaucewithbeef Recipes

ROAST BEEF WITH SPICY PARSLEY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the beef roast, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Season the beef with salt and pepper. Season the tomatoes with salt, pepper, and herbs de Provence.
• Place a medium, heavy roasting pan or Dutch oven over high heat. Heat the olive oil. Sear the beef over high heat on all sides. Turn off heat. Place the seasoned tomatoes around the seared beef and place the pan in the oven. Roast until a meat thermometer reads 130 degrees F. for medium rare, 135 for medium, about 30 to 40 minutes. Take the roast out of the oven, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes. The internal temperature of the meat should rise 5 degrees F more and the juices will redistribute into the roast.
• To make the sauce, place the parsley and garlic in a food processor and pulse until the parsley is finely chopped. Add the red pepper flakes, salt, red wine vinegar and the roasted tomatoes from the beef pan and process until pureed. Add the olive oil in a steady stream with the machine running.
• To serve, slice the roast and place on a serving platter. Drizzle a little sauce over the meat. Serve the remaining sauce in a small bowl alongside.

PHIL'S TOMATO SAUCE WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Sprinkle the roast beef (preferably an eye round roast) with salt and pepper.
• Put oil into a wide heavy pot over medium heat and insert the roast. Turn every few minutes in order to brown on all sides. When all sides have been browned remove from the pot.
• Put onions into the pot and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes. Stir often,.
• Add garlic, celery and carrot and cook briefly, then stir in the diced and crushed tomatoes, wine, and beef broth.
• Submerge the roast in the sauce cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer. Stir occasionally for 1 hour.
• Partially uncover the pot and continue to simmer until the sauce is deep red and thickened. Another 1 to 2 hours. Add dried red pepper to taste.
• At the very end add torn basil leaves to the sauce. Serve with pasta.