Mushroom Crusted Roast Beef

Clock Icon 2 hours 30 minutes |
Servings: 8 |
Prep: 15 minutes |
Cook: 2 hours 15 minutes

Mushroom Crusted Roast Beef

Clock Icon 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 2 hours 15 minutes

Mushroom Crusted Roast Beef

Clock Icon 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 lb (1.5 kg) Beef Premium Oven Roast (Rib Eye, Strip Loin or Top Sirloin)
  • 3 Tbsp (45 mL) canola oil
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pkg dried mushrooms (shitake or portobello)
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
  • ½ tsp (2 mL) pepper

Wine Sauce

  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
  • ½ cup (125 mL) onion, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) all purpose flour
  • ½ cup (125 mL) red wine
  • 2 cups (500 mL) beef broth
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Combine oil, mustard, thyme , garlic and pepper; rub all over roast.
  2. Finely chop mushrooms, rub all over roast. Insert oven- safe meat thermometer into meat so that thermometer tip reaches center of roast. Place on rack in ovenproof skillet or shallow pan.
  3. Oven-sear in preheated 450 °F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 275 °F and roast for 1 h 15 to 1 h 30 min or until thermometer reads 145 °F for medium-rare doneness. Remove from oven and let stand for 10-15 min before carving.

Wine Sauce

  1. After removing roast from pan, heat butter in roasting pan on stove top over medium-high heat; sauté onion until tender.
  2. Stir in flour until moistened, then stir in red wine, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan.
  3. Add beef broth and stir until boiling and thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Makes about 2 cups.