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 : 07 Active Time: 0 : 20

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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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This was a winner...I added other things not on the recipe like garlic and onion powder. I used a packet of beef base with water before covering for the last two hours...I like to try new things with meat...next time maybe a little red wine in place of beef broth...add potatoes and carrots durring the last hour. Bottom line...Nice Dinner.

ARTIERODARTIEROD : : 0:45 total time :  6d 3h 31min ago


This was the easiest and best roast I've ever made..Loved it!!!

fa4hirefa4hire :  :  1w 4d ago


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

crowincrowin :  :  1w 6d ago


Girlfriend loved it..Thank you!

avbvabavbvab : : 0:45 total time : 3:00 active time :  5w 2d 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 :  :  16w ago


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

buenapricebuenaprice :  :  21w 6d ago


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

dib3dib3 : comment :  32w 5d ago


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

wheeze103wheeze103 : comment :  36w 2d 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 :  38w 3d 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 :  :  41w 2d ago


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sgrishkasgrishka : : 3:00 total time : 0:15 active time :  1y 38w 6d 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 :  :  2y 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 :  2y 45w 3d ago


[I posted this recipe.]

sgrishkasgrishka : : 3:15 total time : 0:15 active time :  3y 28w 3d ago


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