NO FAIL MEDIUM RARE ROAST BEEF 
4 lbs. or larger roast beef
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder, if desired

1. Have roast beef at room temperature (important).

2. Dredge with flour combined with seasoning. Shake off excess flour from meat.

3. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

4. Cook 5 minutes per pound.

5. Turn off oven and leave roast in oven for two hours.

6. DO NOT open oven at any time until the 2 hours (plus the 5 minutes per pound) are up. VERY IMPORTANT!

7. Let stand at least 10 minutes after removing from oven before carving.

recipe reviews
No Fail Medium Rare Roast Beef
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 Ken (Illinois) says:
I must admit, I had some doubts about putting a beef roast in the oven for such a short period of time, but it worked. And boy was it good!
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 Jayna (Tennessee) says:
Best roast I have ever made!!! So easy!
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 Tony (Massachusetts) says:
Works great, it is very important to have meat at room temperature. I skip the flour and poke holes in meat and insert garlic cloves, I also use montreal steak seasoning.
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 Drake (Michigan) says:
I tried it and it's damn near perfect. Excellent, thanks!
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 Anna (New Brunswick) says:
I too had my doubts cooking this, but it turned out great! My husband was ecstatic about how the meat is actually medium rare, not overcooked in the center. Will definitely be using this one again :D
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 Marla (Michigan) says:
GREAT recipe. Love it. Thank you so much!!!
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 RJ (Indiana) says:
This recipe is perfect! Followed the directions to a T minus flouring my roast. End product was perfectly medium rare roast that was off the hook! Thank you for posting this
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 G.G. (New York) says:
I must admit I had MANY doubts... but it did work... was very good. i actually like it rarer, but was very tender and med rare :)
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 Sherry (Wisconsin) says:
The only reason it did not get 5 stars from me is the flour on the roast beef. Didn't add anything to the flavor. Otherwise, it was perfect. Second time I made the roast (2lbs) I rolled the roast in Green Goddess Italian Salad Dressing package. Turned out better. Third time I also injected the beef before cooking with beer. Awesome. Thanks for the great recipe.
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 Annie (Ontario) says:
Incredibly easy and delicious! I make a gravy with the drippings and some Bisto and Bam! Definitely a regular meal in our household. Perfectly done.
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 Deb (Arizona) says:
Great, quick and easy. My family gave it rave reviews and I used cornstarch as gluten free alternative btw for any celiacs peeps. Enjoy!!!
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 Claudia (North Carolina) says:
I was very skeptical at first, I had company coming for dinner and took the chance of preparing the roast this way after reading the reviews. We were so pleased at how the roast turned out, perfectly medium rare and the juices made such a wonderful gravy. Thank you so much for this it is now a family favorite and I will continue using this process from now on.
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 Gino (New York) says:
Are you kidding me!... I read this and also all the reviews, laughing and inside my head saying.... Yeah, Right!... Well I just finished dinner and am still in awe over how perfect this came out!... I honestly can not say a bad thing. I did not chose to use the flour, as some in the reviews I read, elected not to. I coated the entire roast with a parsley/garlic salt mix... and Montreal steak mix spice... That's it!... THANK YOU FOR THIS OFF THE HOOK COOKING TIP!
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 Jace (Wisconsin) says:
Used Montreal Steak seasoning and cracked black pepper on the outside minus the flour and it was the best roast beef I've ever had. I'm actually using this recipe to cater my sister's wedding.
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 Denise R. (Illinois) says:
I have a little trouble keeping meat rare or knowing when it is rare but this recipe takes the guesswork out. This is now the only way I prepare beef. It has worked on larger roasts as well (only tried it on 5 lb. roast). NO FAIL!!

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