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Classic Roast Beef Recipe
This Classic Roast beef recipe is perfect for Sunday dinner or any time of the week! Here’s a simple recipe for making a delicious roast beef that’s been passed down from my Grandma Benson.
Classic Roast Beef Recipe
Roast beef is a classic Sunday dinner dish that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Here's a simple recipe for making a delicious roast beef that's homemade and is easy to make!
Equipment
- 1 roasting pan or enameled cast iron with lid
Ingredients
- 3-4 lbs beef roast (rump, bottom, or pot roast)
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- ½ tsp pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp oil (vegetable, canola, or avocado oil)
- 1 tsp Johnny's seasoning salt (or any seasoning salt)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Season the beef roast generously with salt, pepper, and seasoning salt, rubbing it into the meat with your hands.
- In a large roasting pan over medium-high heat, heat the oil until hot. Place the seasoned beef roast in the skillet and sear it on all sides until browned, about 5 minutes per side.
- Place the lid on the roasting pan and place in the preheated oven. Roast the beef for about 2½ -3 hours, or until the beef becomes tender and starts to fall apart.
- Remove the beef roast from the oven and place the roast beef on a platter or large plate and cover with the roasting pan lid. Allow the meat to rest while you make the gravy from the pan drippings. I prefer to pull my roast beef apart with a fork but you can slice it into pieces if you prefer. Save the drippings in the pan to make the gravy. I'll link the gravy recipe below.
- I like to serve my roast beef dinner with my homemade brown gravy, mashed potatoes, and brown sugar butter carrots or a side of sweet corn. I also like to make my homemade rolls or braided bread when I have time. All these other recipes are linked in the blog post.
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Holly, I love your recipe for the roast beef, the gravy and the carrots! Next time we have company for dinner, I am going to make all this! Everything looks so delicious! Thanks!
Thanks so much Mary-Ann! These are family favorite recipes! I’m excited to hear how they turn out when you give them a try! I’ll try to have the brown sugar butter carrot recipe up soon so you can try that one too. Just added the mashed potatoes to the blog!