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.
Susan Smith says
I would not recommend his this recipe. The spices for the rub don’t compliment the meat. It didn’t taste very good I would just do pepper with A season salt or salt and some garlic powder. Then cooking it uncovered causes it to dry with no oil or water in the pan to keep it moist. I’d would do that next time too keep it tender.
I think this is one of those times that it is about personal taste. I love this recipe, and I have had lots of other readers who do as well. The cooking method is spot on if you cook it to the right temperature and slice it thin. You might enjoy this version of the recipe more: Easy Top Round Roast.
Flor says
I love this recipe. I’ve cooked it a couple of times already and everybody likes it!
I’m so glad to hear it, Flor!
Kathy Moulton says
My daughter made this and followed the recipe closely. It turned out great!
I’m so glad to hear it!
Carolyn B Caplik says
Unfortunately if you have a 4 lb roast or a 40 lb roast the cook time does not change for the recipe
What changes the cook time is the thickness of the roast. Which is why I suggest you use an instant read thermometer.
bpk says
Perfection! The dry rub was so tasty. Sliced it very thin like your picture and it was just tender and delicious!
I’m so glad that you liked it!
Chris S says
Made this for the first time tonight. I had picked up a top round roast and wasn’t really she the best way to cook it. This recipe came up on a Google search and I’m so happy I found it. The roast came out perfect and, unlike another commenter, I absolutely love the seasoning mix on it. I plan on using this seasoning mix for all my roasts here on out.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Lorrie says
Can I use celery and carrots instead of a wire rack?
I’m worried that while these would prop the meat up, they wouldn’t actually allow for as much air circulation as is needed.
Christise says
Can I coat the meat with dijon or stone ground mustard before I put the rub on?
I haven’t tested that.
Nicole says
Wonderful! Kids and family ate it up and loved it! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I’m so glad to hear that!
Julie says
I was interested in this recipe until I had to read the equivalent of a Russian novel to get to the actual recipe. I don’t need to be repeatedly told about angus beef or why the recipe is simple. Just give us the recipe.
There is a blue jump to the recipe button at the top of every single post. I hope that helps.