Roast Beef

Submitted by Charlotte J

"What do you do with that last cup of coffee in the coffee pot? Use it to make this roast for dinner."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 (2 1/2 lb) beef round roast
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup brewed coffee
• 1 cup water, divided
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour

directions

1. Brown roast on all sides in a Dutch oven.
2. Add onion and cook until transparent.
3. Add coffee, 3/4 cup water, bouillon, basil, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper.
4. Cover and simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
5. Combine flour and remaining water in a bowl stir as you add some of the liquid from the pan.
6. Now pour this mixture into pan; cook and stir until thick.
7. Slice and serve.

Reviews

[ltdsaloon16r]

Delicious! The aroma while this was cooking made our mouths water. We enjoyed a lovely roast dinner with a very tasty gravy to boot! So easy to make, the herbs and the coffee added gave the gravy a unique flavour. Thanks for posting.

 

[5Jean5]

Love the way this turned out! My family couldn't guess there was black coffee in it! I sliced the roast and poured the gravy over it. At 55 I'm still learning!

 

[Laurie Pearson]

I made this per the instructions, with only one exception: I used ONLY the roast juices to mix with flour in a separate bowl, then re-added it to the roast. One word: Delicious! I make this dish at least every 2 weeks - if not every week. My husband LOVES it! We had my Mother-in-Law over for the weekend and she raved about it, too. Thanks! Laurie Pearson

 

[evewitch]

This smelled divine while cooking and tasted just like it smelled. Of course, I did "lump" the gravy instead of thickening it <blush>. A lesson to me to pay more attention.

 

[Dottie5]

Tender & juicy meat, delicious gravy,and last but not least the wonderful aroma! Good job Charlotte!