Brined Eye of Round (2024)

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds Certified Angus Beef ^® eye of round roast
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup salt
• 2 tablespoons cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup water
• 3 cups ice water

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, salt, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, clove and 1 cup water250 ml water. Bring to a boil, stirring often to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add ice water.
2. Place eye of round roast in large zipper-locking bag; add brine. Refrigerate overnight.
3. Remove roast from bag and discard brine. Preheat oven to 450°F232°C. Place roast on rack and roast for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F177°C and continue roasting approximately 1 hour to reach an internal temperature of 125-130°F52-55°C for medium rare.
4. Remove roast from oven, loosely tent with foil, and rest 10 minutes. Thinly slice across the grain.

Nutrition:

Calories: 324cal total

Author:

Certified Angus Beef^® brand Test Kitchen

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