Name: Homemade Deli Roast Beef
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 8 h 55 min 21 s
Yield: 21
Cuisine: Continental
Ingredients: 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 lb eye of round roast

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This meat is good, I mean REALLY good. It tastes just like deli roast beef, REALLY good deli roast beef.

It couldn’t be easier, either. It takes about 2 seconds to mix up the spice rub, then you rub it all over the roast, throw it in the oven and let the oven work its magic.

When it comes out of the oven, you wrap it up and refrigerate it overnight (yes, you have to have some patience). After it comes out of the fridge, you carve it into nice, thin slices. Then, you make the best sandwich of your life!

Ingrdients Needed to Make Homemade Deli Beef

Full ingredients can be found below in the printable recipe card

2 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
2 tbsp olive oil
3-4 lb eye of round roast

How to Make Homemade Deli Roast Beef

Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
Combine all of the spices in a small bowl. S
Stir in the olive oil until well combined.
Rub spice mixture evenly on the roast.
Place meat in a small roasting pan.
Bake at 475 for 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes.
After 20 minutes, reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake for an additional 30 minutes, until the temperature of the roast reaches 120 degrees.
Let the roast rest for 30 minutes.
Wrap the roast in parchment paper and then plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
Carve meat into very thin slices. I found that a serrated knife works well for this.

ENJOY!

Yield: 21 servings

Homemade Deli Roast Beef

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Additional Time 8 hours 21 seconds

Total Time 8 hours 55 minutes 21 seconds

Ingredients

2 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
2 tbsp olive oil
4 lb eye of round roast

Instructions

Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
Combine all of the spices in a small bowl,
Stir in the olive oil until well combined.
Rub spice mixture evenly on the roast.
Place meat in a small roasting pan.
Bake at 475 for 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes.
After 20 minutes, reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake for an additional 30 minutes, until the temperature of the roast reaches 120 degrees.
Let the roast rest for 30 minutes.
Wrap the roast in parchment paper and then plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
Carve meat into very thin slices. I found that a serrated knife works well for this.

14 Comments

This recipe looks like perfection! Ironically, it’s probably more economical than buying good roast beef from the deli. Win, win! I could live on sandwiches. Thank you for the great recipe. : )