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Cocktail Party Menu Idea:Roast Beef Recipes 

Here is a different cocktail party menu idea.  Roast a whole cut of beef and serve as suggested below.  These roast beef recipes are perfect and perfectly easy.  They can be roasted ahead of time and served warm to room temperature.  Serve with potatoes or rice or with dinner rolls

Helpful Hints: To achieve the doneness you want, use a meat thermometer and cook to 5 to 10 degrees below the desired temperature. Temperatures for medium rare are 145°F (63°C), for medium 160°F (71°C), and for well done 170°F (77°C). 

Remove roast from the oven or grill and let stand 10 to 15 minutes.  T
emperature will continue to rise about 5°F to reach the desired doneness

 

 

Serving Suggestions: These roasts will serve 6-8 guests for dinner (3-4 ounce portions) and will produce countless appetizers.  Beef can be served hot to cold.  Slice thin slices of the beef with a very sharp knife.  Allow guests to prepare their own little canapés by providing any combination of the following accompaniments, served alongside theTj roast.  

More Easy Appetizer Recipes
Appetizers on Skewers
Canapés
Dessert Appetizers-
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Breads
Crackers
Rolls, sweet or savory
Biscuits
Toast Points
Pita Chips
Breadsticks
Sauces
Horseradish sauce
Sour cream mixed with chopped  Fresh herbs
Steak sauce
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Flavored Butters
Chili sauce
Cranberry sauce
BBQ sauce
Marinara sauce
Garlic or Onion dip
Purchased or prepared "au jus"
Relishes
Baby Dill Pickles
Sweet or Savory Chutney
Pickled onions/pickled vegetables
Diced roasted red peppers
Diced onion, garlic or green onions
Thin Cucumber Slices
Lemon/Lime wedges

roast beef recipe

Herb-Crusted Sirloin Tip Roast with Creamy Horseradish Sauce
1 beef sirloin (or round) tip center roast (2 to 2-1/2 pounds) 
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley 
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed 
1 teaspoon vegetable oil 
1 clove garlic, minced 
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper 
Salt and cracked pepper for seasoning cooked meat

Creamy Horseradish Sauce
1 cup dairy sour cream 
1/2 cup prepared horseradish 
2 tablespoons milk 
1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives 
1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper 

Heat oven to 325°F. Combine parsley, thyme, oil, garlic and black pepper; press evenly onto all surfaces of beef roast. 

Place roast on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is centered in thickest part of beef. Do not add water or cover. Roast in 325°F oven 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours for medium rare doneness.   Meanwhile combine sauce ingredients in small bowl; cover and refrigerate. 

Remove roast when meat thermometer registers 140°F for medium rare. (Do not overcook.) Transfer roast to carving board.  Tent loosely with aluminum foil and let stand 10 to 15 minutes.

Carve roast into thin slices.  Season with salt and pepper as desired. Serve with sauce. 

roast beef recipe

A tri-tip roast is a boneless cut of beef from the bottom sirloin.  Look for its' "triangular" shape.  This lean and tender cut is best dry roasted, grilled or broiled and will become tough if overcooked. Leave excess fat on while cooking to keep the meat juicy and flavorful.  Trim fat before serving.  

Rosemary-Garlic Roast Beef Tri-Tip
1 beef tri-tip roast (1-1/2 to 2 pounds) 
Olive oil for coating roast
2 cloves garlic, minced 
1 teaspoon dried rosemary 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon pepper 
 
Salt and cracked pepper for seasoning cooked meat

Heat oven to 425°F.  Rub the beef roast with olive oil.  Combine seasoning ingredients.  Press seasonings into meat.  

Place roast on rack in shallow roasting pan.   Do not add water or cover.  Roast 30 to 40 minutes for medium rare;  40 to 45 minutes for medium doneness. 

Transfer to board; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes.  
Carve roast across the grain

 

roast beef recipe

Bourbon-Glazed Beef Roast 
1/3 cup olive oil 
1/2 c. soy sauce
1/2 c. fresh lime juice
1/2 c. bourbon whiskey
2 tbsp. seedless currant jelly or grape jelly
1 tbsp. crushed red chili peppers
1 1/2 to 2 1/2 lbs. beef tri-tip roast

Mix all ingredients together. Place ingredients in freezer weight plastic bag.  Add tri-tip to bag and secure tightly. Refrigerate and let marinate 8 to 24 hours.

Prepare a grill.  Place beef roast over medium heat for 30 to 35 minutes, depending on desired degree of doneness. Carve the roast against the grain. 

Alternatively,  broil roast 4 to 5 inches from the heat source for about 25 to 30 minutes, depending on desired degree of doneness.  Check often.  Carve the roast against the grain.


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