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Top Round Roast Recipe

Best top round roast recipe in oven with a savory dry rub is here. This is how to cook beef roast to medium rare and perfectly fork tender.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked, dry rub, oven, top round roast
Servings: 8
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 baking dish

Ingredients

  • 2-3 lb top round roast ours was 2.1

Round Roast Dry Rub

  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 3/4 tsp Montreal steak seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1.5 tbsp salt
  • 3 tbsp garlic powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Mix together seasonings in a dish. Rinse roast and pat outside with paper towels.
  • Coat outside, bottom, top, sides well with dry rub so it is well coated. Set inside a baking dish with a rack underneath or a waded up piece of foil so it isn't sitting directly on the bottom.
  • Bake at 450 for 15 minutes, then lower temp to 325 degrees F and bake until center reaches 135 degrees F for medium rare perfectly tender center. For a 2.1 lb. piece this took 60 minutes for us.
  • Remove and let it rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1oz | Calories: 12kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1314mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 143IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.4mg