how to cook rare eye round oven roast?

Question

I've got a 2.79 pound (1.264 kilo) oven roast i want to serve rare. how long should i cook it for and at what temperature? also, any other seasoning i need other than salt and pepper?
thanks!
dave

Answer 1

Eye of round is a pretty tough cut. I would suggest a slow cook / braising method. It won't be rare, but it will be tender.

Answer 2

Cook at a low temp for a longer time- makes the roast more tender. There are lots of ways to season a roast. Salt and pepper, diced peppers carrots and onions in the pan-you baste the roast with the juice,sometimes people add broth or tomato juice or a little water in the pan. Garlic is always good as well.

Answer 3

When I roast beef, I always sear it in a frying pan first because rare roast beef doesn't brown well in the oven.

Here's how I do it.

salt and pepper the meat
weave fresh rosemary sprigs into the strings
sear in oil in a smoking hot pan
Turning To brown all sides
place meat in roasting pan
In oven at 325 for 1 hour
set meat aside
deglaze pan with brandy or red wine
add beef stock and reduce by half..
TA DA

Answer 4

Get yourself a meat thermometer, cook roast at 350 until meat thermometer reaches at the rare mark. I use a roasting bag which already has seasoning in it.

Answer 5

cook 13 min./lb for rare, 15min/lb for medium.