Ruby-Glazed Roast Beef

It's in the Bag! For an easy way to prepare roasts that simplifies preparation and clean-up, try the special cellophane-like oven-safe "bags" that have been on the market for years. The beef remains moist without basting and your oven remains splatter-free.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1  jar red currant jelly
• 1  green onion, minced
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 3  lbs  beef blade roast or 3  lbs  cross-rib roasts or 3  lbs  round roast or 3  lbs sirloin tip roast, trimmed of external fat

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Follow instructions on package of regular"oven bags".
3. Combine first 4 ingredients.
4. Place roast in bag and pour jelly mixture over meat.
5. Insert meat thermometer through bag into centre of roast.
6. Cook roast in"oven bag" placed in roaster for approximately 18 to 21 minutes per lb.
7. for rare (140 degrees on meat thermometer), 21 to 23 minutes per lb.
8. (42 to 46 minutes per lb) for medium (160 degrees) and 23 to 28 minutes per lb.
9. (46 to 56 minutes per lb) for well done (170 degrees).
10. Slit bag open and remove roast.
11. Slice thinly across the grain and serve drizzled with juices from roast.
12. If desired, juices may be thickened with mixture of 2 tbsps.
13. each of cornstarch and cold water.
14. If you don't have an"oven bag", brown roast on all sides in a large lightly oiled pot.
15. Add remaining ingredients and cook covered for at least 3 hours on stove top or in a 325 degree oven.