Herb Crusted Roast Beef

01/09/2017
1 Review (5.00 out of 5)
Serves 30 people
Equipment
food processor
Prep time
20m

This recipe came to me from my good friend and excellent cook, Eric.  I think he got it from a Cooking Light Magazine Cookbook.  In any event, it has made its way into my repertoire, with a few tweaks and nudges, and has been starring on my table on Christmas Day for many years, now.  It never fails to WOW, it makes your house smell outrageous for hours, and is really impossible to mess up.  The oven does the work and you take the credit.

This recipe will dress a seven rib roast, which is about as long as my arm and weighs about 40 pounds.  But it works beautifully on any size or type of roast, including pork! I’ve made it many times for regular old dinner, when the weather won’t let you grill, and your tastebuds won’t let you leave your meat alone. Halve all quantities below for a normal-sized, but still large roast!  Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 8 - 10
    large cloves garlic
  • 8 - 10
    large shallots
  • 6 - 8
    sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 10 - 12
    sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1/4 Cup
    dijon mustard
  • 2 Tablespoons
    kosher salt
  • 2 Tablespoons
    freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Separate rosemary and thyme leaves from stems. Trim ends off shallots and peel off outer layers, cut in half and add to food processor. Clean garlic cloves and add, along with salt, pepper and dijon.

  2. Combine all ingredients in your food processor and puree. The consistency should be a thick paste. Add more dijon if it isn't holding together. You're going to spackle your roast with it, so you'll need it to hold together and cling.

  3. Pat your roast dry with a paper towel. Spread your herb crust on top of your roast, about 1/2 inch thick, across the top and sides.

  4. The key to this crust is to put it into the oven at 425 for 15 - 30 minutes, depending on the size of your roast, so that it can form a crust... Then reduce heat to 350 for the remainder of the cooking time your roast calls for. You are not going to believe how fricking good this smells while cooking. It will elevate your senses to a whole new level.

Nutrition: Between the herbs, shallots and garlic, this crust is nothing but polyphenols (fight cancer, inflammation, diabetes, hypertension and dementia, among other things), phyto-chemical compounds, vitamins, minerals and other BAD ASS GOOD FOR YOU STUFF.

1 review for Herb Crusted Roast Beef

  1. Suzanne Briggaduni Duni Briggs
    5

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    I can’t believe I’m the first one to review this roast. It is FANTASTIC – and I will never make roast beast any other way – EVER.

    • Dorothea Lindquist

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      Hey, Thanks for being the first and best reviewer! I’m so happy you love this as much as we do 🙂 Sending extra love your way!

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