Thursday, December 20, 2007

Roast Beef

Ingredients

2 tablespoons ground coriander seeds
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons kosher salt
5 garlic cloves, crushed
1 (3-pound) sirloin tip roast, trimmed
3 cups beef broth
1 onion, sliced
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 450°.

To prepare roast beef, combine first 4 ingredients; rub over roast. Place roast on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Insert a meat thermometer into thickest portion of roast. Pour beef broth into roasting pan. Place slided onions on and around roast.

Bake at 450° for 20 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 300° (do not remove roast from oven); bake an additional 40 minutes or until thermometer registers 140° (medium-rare) or desired degree of doneness. Place roast on a cutting board; cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes. (Temperature of roast will increase 5° upon standing). Cut roast against grain into thin slices.

Discard onions. Pour broth and drippings into a pan, heat over medium-high flame. Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl until dissolved. Add the cornstarch mixture to the beef drippings and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and serve with roast beef.

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