JUICY ROAST BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Roast needs to start at room temperature (leave out two hours prior to cooking).
• With a sharp knife make 8 small incisions around the roast.
• Place a sliver of garlic in each one.
• Take a tablespoon of olive oil and rub all over roast.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper on roast.
• Place roast on oven rack fat side up, with a drip pan on a rack beneath the roasting rack.
• Brown roast for half an hour at 375°F.
• Lower heat to 225°F and cook for an additional 2 to 3 hours.
• When the roast starts to drip juices and it is brown on the outside check the temp with meat thermometer.
• Pull the roast out of oven when the inner temperature reaches between 135 and 140°F.
• Let roast sit for 15 minutes before carving.
• FOR GRAVY.
• Remove pan from oven and place on stove top at a medium heat.
• Add water and red wine or beef stock to pan.
• Loosen drippings from pan.
• Dissolve a tablespoon of cornstarch in a little water and add to pan.
• Stir quickly to thicken gravy and reduce lumping.
• You can add a little butter if there wasn't much fat from roast.
• Salt and pepper to taste.