High Temperature Eye-of-Round Roast

Eye of round roast is roasted at 500 degrees F until juicy and delicious. This recipe takes a very tough piece of meat and makes it so tender. Feel free to improvise with the seasonings and use garlic salt instead of regular salt. This is the easiest roast you'll ever cook!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 227 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (3 pound) beef eye of round roast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

Step 2

Season roast with salt and pepper; place in a roasting pan or baking dish. Do not cover or add water.

Step 3

Place roast in the preheated oven and reduce temperature to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Roast for 21 minutes (7 minutes per pound), then turn off the oven and let roast sit in the hot oven for 2 1/2 hours. Do not open the door at all during this time.

Step 4

Remove roast from the oven and check that the internal temperature is at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Carve into thin slices to serve.