I am proud to be partnering with Certified Angus Beef and Meijer to bring you this amazing and delicious beef recipe.
This Top Round Roast Beef Recipe is so easy to throw together, and so juicy delicious. With only about 10 minutes hands on time it makes for an amazing meal that is fit for any holiday! We love serving this recipe alongside my Roasted Baby Potatoes and Roasted Honey Glazed Carrots.
I am SO excited to share today’s recipe with you! Recently, I had the great fortune of heading to Ohio with and Meijer to go to Certified Angus Beef’s headquarters, learn from them, and even better, cook with their chefs! I have never been super confident cooking with beef – probably because I grew up vegetarian, and beef just wasn’t something my mom made a lot of once we started eating meat. But it’s something I want to cook with more, because OMG, how tasty is well prepared beef?? Certified Angus Beef is a great resource for cooking beef, and I love that they have such a great partnership with my local Meijer store.
If you are unfamiliar with Certified Angus Beef, they are a non-profit organization whose mission is to uphold the standards of beef and help families who raise cattle earn a better livelihood. Angus refers to the type of cattle that produces the best meat. Just like Holsteins tend to produce the best milk and are used as dairy cows. There are 10 standards that angus cattle must meet in order to qualify to be labeled Certified Angus Beef. The most important of those is the marbling within the meat; the more marbling a piece of beef has, the higher the quality. A rancher won’t know if their cow has met those standards until after it heads to the butcher. The standards are so high, that only 30% of angus meet them. So, if there is one thing you take away from this post, I hope it is that when you shop for beef, you look for the Certified Angus Beef label so you know you are getting the best quality.
Another really important thing for Certified Angus Beef is teaching people how to cook beef well. I mean, if you are going to be eating the top quality beef, you want to make sure you cook it really well. My favorite part about being in Ohio was learning from the chefs at Certified Angus Beef. You should have seen the amazing spread they made for us. From what I learned there, I wanted to make you guys the best roast beef recipe.
HOW TO COOK A TOP ROAST ROUND IN THE OVEN
The first thing you need to do is head to your local Meijer and get a four pound cut of Certified Angus Beef Top Round Roast. My Meijer didn’t have what I was looking for in the meat case, but the butcher was able to cut me something fresh right away!
The key to this recipe is starting out the roast at a really high temperature (450 degrees) to brown the outside, and then turning the heat down after fifteen minutes and finishing the roast off that way. It makes for a roast that is crisp and delicious on the outside and moist and tender on the inside.
This recipe for a top round beef roast is just a slight variation on one of the amazing recipes that the chefs at Certified Angus Beef have come up with, because I just must tweak everything. But you will love all the great roast recipes that you find there.
THE BEST ROAST BEEF RECIPE
This really is the best roast beef recipe for a couple of simple reasons.
- The rub that you make is so simple and only takes a few minutes.
- It’s also very versatile. If you have a rub that you really love, you could use that instead on this great recipe.
- You cook the meat in a roasting pan with a raised grate, that allows the air to circulate around it and cook it really evenly.
- The high temperature beginning makes for such a nice outside.
- This recipe cooks the roast so perfectly that you end up with a very moist piece of top round roast.
Top Round Roast Beef Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 pound Certified Angus Beef Top Round Roast
- 4 teaspoons dried oregano
- 4 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons crushed dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
- Combine all of the spices in a small bowl. Either crush with a pestle (the back of an ice cream scoop works well too!) or grind with a food processor. Coat the meat with the mixture.
- Place the roast on a wire rack inside a shallow baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees. Then reduce the oven to 325 degrees and bake for an hour or until an instant read thermometer reads 135 to 140 degrees.
- Remove from the oven and tent with tin foil for 15 minutes. Then slice in thin pieces and serve.
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Top Round Roast Beef Recipe
Great side dishes to serve with this roast beef
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Meijer. The opinions and text are all mine.
SJ says
Any changes to the recipe if use rib roast?
You might want to use this post instead: Prime Rib.
Sam says
I made this exactly to the recipe. I let it cool for a couple hours and refrigerated it over night, then shaved it for sandwiches. Better than anything at the deli, and top round was on sale for $1.99 lb.
I’m so happy you liked it so much!
Dawn says
I sometimes salt and saran wrap meats overnight to tenderize and season. I also air dry uncovered on a rack in the fridge for a day or two. Would the top round roast benefit from either of these methods?
Given the way we are seasoning and cooking it, I don’t think that is necessary for this recipe.
Ilona says
I made this recipe and followed the instructions exactly. My roast was not very tender. Kind of dry and a little tough. Pulled it out when the temperature was 125, covered with foil and let it rest for almost 20 minutes. It was more cooked than I wanted. What did I do wrong?
I’m truly shocked, honestly. 125 will leave it extremely tender and not over done. Is it at all possible that your instant read thermometer is off?
Jennifer F says
These were SO easy to make and SO delicious! I used a mix of Yukon and russets because that’s all I had and a mix of half and half and whole milk because that was all I had and it still turned out rich and delicious. I did have to turn down the temperature to 375 halfway thru because mine was browning too quickly.
Jennifer F says
First time cooking this cut of meat and it was a great success with this recipe! Thank you!
I’m so glad you liked it! I hope you try my Easy Top Round Roast too, I almost like it more.
MJohnson says
I have made this twice now. It is simple, tastes amazing and cooks just like we like it.
I’m so glad you like it!
Alexis says
Making it now Wow smells great.
I hope you enjoyed it!
Laura says
My family really enjoyed this quick and delicious recipe! The roast came out perfect the first time I made it!
Thank you for sharing!
I’m so glad you liked it, Laura!
Lisa says
I LOVE this recipe. I use it for a steamship round roast ( not sure if they are the same roast or not). I have done on top round as well as bottom round. It NEVER disappoints. I will use this everytime. Perfect rare to medium. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!