Herb Crusted Roast Beef

Herb Crusted Roast Beef

Ingredients

4-1/2 pounds eye of round or sirloin tip roast

Salt and pepper

3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoon olive oil

2 pound small red potatoes

2 tablespoon paprika

1 cup plain bread crumbs

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon dried rosemary

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. season roast with salt and pepper to taste, and then rub with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Roast 45 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1/2 cup olive oil with paprika and toss with potatoes until evenly coated. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine bread crumbs, herbs and 1/4 cup of olive oil with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Mix well.

Carefully remove roast from oven. Surround with potatoes. Press crumb mixture across top of roast to form a top crust. Scatter any extra crumbs over potatoes in roasting pan. Return meat to oven and roast until meat thermometer inserted into the center registers 130 degrees F. for medium rare, about another 40 to 45 minutes

Remove and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before carving. Cut into thin slices. Serve immediately, spooning some of the extra crumbs from the roasting pan onto the meat.

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Chef Paul