Standing Roast Beef (Brined)

Serves: 4

Cecile Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

54

Sweetness

43

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

8 cups

Water (warm)

1 cup

Kosher Salt

Directions:

1

Stir warm water, coffee, kosher salt, onion soup mix, onion, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce in a 16-quart stock pot until salt and onion soup mix has dissolved

2

Lay roast in the brine and cover pot; refrigerate at least 8 hours

3

Turn roast over at least twice during brining

4

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

5

Remove roast from brine and pat dry with paper towels

6

Place roast on a rack in a roasting pan with the fat side down; sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper

7

Flip roast and season other side the same way

8

Let roast stand until it reaches room temperature, about 1 hour

9

Place roast into preheated oven and bake for 1 hour

10

Turn off heat and leave meat in the hot oven, without opening oven door, for 3 hours

11

Turn oven back on and set heat for 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

12

Let roast reheat until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast reads 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) for medium-rare, 30 to 40 minutes