Tender Eye Of Round Beef Roast Atk

Total Time: 30 hrs Preparation Time: 27 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 beef eye round, 3 1/2 to 4 lbs
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 first day: spread salt evenly over all sides of beef roast. wrap in plastic and refrigerate 18 to 24 hours.
• 2 second day: preheat oven to 225 degrees f. prepare shallow roasting pan with rack.
• 3 unwrap roast, pat dry with paper towels. rub vegetable oil over surface. coat with 2 teaspoons ground pepper. brown roast in a medium-hot skillet on all sides until dark brown, about 3 minutes per side.
• 4 place on roasting rack. place thermometer probe in the center of roast, insert from end.
• 5 roast uncovered for about 1 hr 15 min to internal temperature of 115 degrees f. do not open oven door. turn oven off and leave roast in place for 30 to 50 minutes, until meat reaches 125 degrees internal temperature.
• 6 remove from oven, place on board. cover with foil, and allow to rest for 15 minutes before slicing. the roast will be pink and juicy in the center.