Roast Beef with Rosemary and Garlic

If you’re looking for an impressive dinner that is easy to cook, you’re in the right place. This recipe for roast beef with rosemary and garlic is a favorite at our house!

My husband’s favorite meal is roast beef, so I cook it often. I’m always trying new ways to delight his taste buds.  And for me, the flavors or rosemary and garlic pair perfectly with a big slab of beef.

Tonight’s version is a studded roast of beef with whole pieces of garlic and sprigs of fresh rosemary. Once the beef is studded, it is enhanced with a topping of Malbec wine. The combination is just delicious.

Assemble your ingredients.  You will need a large piece of top-round beef, some large cloves of fresh garlic, big springs of fresh rosemary, seasonings, and Malbec wine. You’ll also need a drizzle of olive oil.

Preheat the oven to 350º F.

Use a very sharp and very long knife to make slits in the beef.

You will need to make rows of long, deep slits on two sides of the beef.

The spices are garlic and herbs.  Do not finely chop it. You need large pieces to stuff into the slits.

Alternate the garlic and rosemary in the slits you have cut.

Pour over the wine. Any good red such as Malbec works well. 

The final touch is to add a light drizzle of olive oil over the top.  Place the beef in a preheated 350 º F oven until done to your liking.

I calculate 18 minutes per pound for rare, 20 minutes per pound for medium, and 25 minutes per pound for well done.

Printable Recipe – Roast Beef with Rosemary and Garlic

Serve this with a gravy made from the juices in the roasting pan. Add a bit of beef stock and cook it over medium heat, scraping up the bits in the bottom of the pan until thickened. 

Share on Social Media