Easy Roast Beef recipe
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Easy Roast Beef

My mother's roast beef recipe has always been a family favorite because it puts a relatively inexpensive cut of meat on the table, tender and tasty, with very little preparation or cooking attention.

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Servings: 6 Servings
Total Time (median): 3 : 15 Active Time: 0 : 20

Ingredients

  • 4 pound chuck or shoulder beef roast
  • 3/4 cup flour (more or less)
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • garlic powder to taste (optional)
  • 8 patties butter
  • 1 cup water

Preparation

Dredge a 4 pound chuck or shoulder beef roast with a mixture of flour, salt and pepper. Place 3 or 4 patties of butter in bottom of roaster pan. Put meat in pan and put 3 or 4 patties of butter on top of meat. Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour, uncovered. Add 1 cup of water, cover and bake for 2 more hours at 250 degrees F.

-- Notes --

This recipe works equally well with other inexpensive cuts of beef like the Eye of Round Roast, Bottom Round or Rump Roast, and the Top or inside Round Roast.

For even richer and more savory pan juices, and eventually gravy, try substituting Beef Broth or Beef Consomme for the water.

For a complete meal, add your favorite vegetables (onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, mushroom, etc.) and once cooked, simply season and thicken the pan juices, and your meal is finished.


Cuisine: American Main Ingredient: Beef

Tags: Roast, Dinner, American, Easy, Beef, flour, butter, garlic powder, Main Dish, Winter, Comforting [edit]

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Easy Roast Beef Reviews

100% would make "Easy Roast Beef" again.

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Very easy.... and so good it was very tender and moist. Defi a keeper!!!

crowincrowin :  : review posted 15h 45min ago.


Girlfriend loved it..Thank you!

avbvabavbvab : : 0:45 total time : 3:00 active time : review posted 3w 4d ago.


How fast and easy it was to make.I used potatoes,celery, and baby carrots, and one large onion cut up I added a extra half cup of water while roasting. To the pan drippings I added one envelope of beef gravy mixed in one cup of water. Thicken gravy with a little cornstarch and water. This makes more gravy in the end.

tmantom :  : review posted 14w 1d ago.


I used this recipe for a 20# roast and added chopped onions to the swanson beef broth I used in recipe.

buenapricebuenaprice :  : review posted 20w ago.


Did you add the potatoes and carrots at the beginning or when you added the water?

dib3dib3 : comment : review posted 30w 6d ago.


I am only using a 3lb roast beef, how should I adjust the cooking times.

wheeze103wheeze103 : comment : review posted 34w 3d ago.


Excellent recipe. Cooked it in my Pampered Chef Deep Dish Baker. AWESOME. Low and slow.

marioneemarionee : : 4:00 total time : 0:20 active time : review posted 36w 4d ago.


One of the best and most tender roasts I've made in a conventional oven. I added beef boullion cubes to the water and added some baby carrots and cut up potatoes. Thanks for the post!

Carol43953Carol43953 :  : review posted 39w 3d ago.


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sgrishkasgrishka : : 3:00 total time : 0:15 active time : review posted 1y 37w ago.


This extremely easy and delicious recipe works equally well with other inexpensive cuts of beef like the Eye of Round Roast, Bottom Round or Rump Roast (pictured), and the Top or Inside Round Roast. For even richer and more savory pan juices, and eventually gravy, try substituting Beef Broth or Beef Consomme for the water. To make a complete meal, when you add the water, also add your favorite vegetables (onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms, etc.) and once cooked, simply thicken the pan juices and your meal is finished.

sgrishkasgrishka :  : review posted 1y 50w 2d ago.


I added onions, potatoes, celery and carrots to the pan. It made a great one dish meal! Lot's of pan juices for gravy!

dsluppicdsluppic : : 3:30 total time : 0:20 active time : review posted 2y 43w 4d ago.


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sgrishkasgrishka : : 3:15 total time : 0:15 active time : review posted 3y 26w 4d ago.


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