Slow-Roasted Beef Eye Round

This recipe taken from America’s Test Kitchen.

Ingredients
4 t. kosher salt or 2 t. table salt*
1 3-4 lb boneless eye-round roast, trimmed of visible fat
4 t. canola oil
Pepper

Directions

• Sprinkle the salt evenly over the meat.  Place the roast on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 18-24 hours
• Adjust the oven rack to the middle position in the oven, and heat oven to 225 degrees.  Set a rack inside a large, rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
• Pat the roast dry with paper towels, rub 2 t. of canola oil over the roast, and season with pepper.
• Heat the remaining 2 t. of oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium high heat until just smoking.  Brown the meat on both sides (~ 5 minutes per side).  Transfer the roast, fat side up, to the prepared wire rack and roast for 1 1/4 hours to 1 3/4 hours (or until internal temperature of the roast reaches 115 degrees).  DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR DURING THIS TIME.
• Turn the oven off and let the roast continue to cook in the oven for 20-35 minutes (or until internal temperature of the roast reaches 225 degrees).  DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR DURING THIS TIME.
• Transfer the roast to a carving board, lightly tent with foil, and let stand for 20 minutes.  Carve in thin slices and serve.

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*  You can try this with garlic- or onion-salt if you like.