Roast Beef with Dijon-Caper Sauce

Roast Beef with Dijon-Caper Sauce
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roast Beef with Dijon-Caper Sauce a try. One portion of this dish contains around 64g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 451 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up all purpose flour, capers, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Sprinkle beef with 1/2teaspoon salt; let stand 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Mix thyme,basil, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in small bowl.
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Heat oil in large oven-proof skillet overmedium-high heat.
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Add beef; cook untilbrowned on all sides, turning occasionally,about 10 minutes.
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Sprinkle with herbmixture.
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Transfer skillet to oven. Roast untilinstant-read thermometer inserted intocenter of meat registers 130°F, about 40minutes.
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Transfer to cutting board; let rest.
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Place skillet with juices overmedium-high heat.
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Add butter; stir untilmelted.
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Add flour; whisk until smooth.Gradually whisk in broth; bring to boil. Boiluntil sauce is reduced to 1 1/4 cups, whiskingoften, about 6 minutes.
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Whisk in mustardand capers. Season sauce with pepper.
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Cut beef crosswise into very thin slices.
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Transfer beef to platter.
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Serve with sauce.
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Eye of round is not themost tender cut of beef. For the best flavorand texture, be sure to slice it very thinly.
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With the beef, pour afull-bodied Syrah blend. One to try: Châteaude Jau 2007 "Le Jaja de Jau" ($11).
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score30
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