67 Reviews of Shirley's Perfect Roast Beef

From: grace abounds

On Jul 26, 2007

Oh my goodness!!! This is the best way to cook a roast. We used an english roast. It tasted just like prime rib. My husband would not shut up about how good it was. Simple recipe!!! Rave reviews from ages 2 to 41, in my house.

From: Sarah Chana

On Jul 2, 2007

Linda, this is an excellent way to make roast. I've been doing it for years, at my friend Sarah's suggestion, and it is a guaranteed winner. Thanks for posting it for everyone.

From: TransplantedHusker

On Oct 28, 2007

AWESOME! We had a 2.75 lb roast - wasn't sure what to do with the timing. I roasted at 500 for 15 minutes, turned the oven off and roasted for another 34 minutes - deciding it was better to be too rare than too done. It was a little rare for dh - perfect for me. Thank you!

From: CooksSoGood

On Sep 25, 2007

I made a Roast Beef dinner for my family on Sunday, and used this amazing recipe. Linda, you certainly DO know HOW to cook a roast with this recipe! I never had such a devine roast in my life. Done perfectly at 14 minutes, as we like it rare. Worked out perfectly for all of us, as the ends were cooked enough for my DH. He gave the roast 8 fingers and 2 thumbs up, and with a huge smile on his face! I will never cook roast any other way from now on. This is a foolproof recipe, and will work for anyone. Much thanks goes out to Linda's Busy Kitchen, for showing me how to get my roast from the oven to the table in a timely fashion, with great flavor, and cooked PERFECTLY! Kudos to you girl!

From: JuJuBeJen

On Jan 2, 2008

I made this for the main dish for our Christmas dinner, and it was perfect! I cooked my roast 15 mins. per lb. and it came out tender and full of flavor! The only thing I did different was to insert cloves of garlic into the roast before baking. Excellent recipe Linda, and one I will be using often in the future! Thanks so much! Jenn

From: mamarusso

On May 8, 2008

I have been cooking for over 20 years and could never make a good eye round roast. OMG!!! Thank you soooo much!!!!! Perfect all the way through.

From: diner524

On Oct 26, 2008

I made this recipe for our Sunday night dinner. I had a 3 lb bottom round roast. We like our roast/beef at medium to medium well so I left it in a little longer for both the 500 degrees and with it off and it worked out perfect for our tastes. I used garlic salt and pepper for the seasoning and used the onions under and around the roast. This made a very flavorful and juicy roast and I especially liked adding the onions!!!! I then made gravy with the juices and it was so tasty!!! Thanks for a great recipe.

From: Little Miss Cheffie

On May 9, 2008

I have made this at least 10 times now and just have to say this roast comes out perfect every time. Just follow the directions and it will be perfect for you too! Excellent way to fix a roast. We all love it here Linda. Makes a luscious gravy too! I'm not going to waste my time looking for more recipes when this simple recipe works so well. Thanks Linda ~ Ann

From: Paintpuddles

On Oct 21, 2007

This recipe is absolutely PERFECT!!! For all the years I have been cooking making the perfect med. rare roast beef has been a challenge, no more! Thank you for sharing your mothers recipe, my husband and I enjoyed the roast I made today very much. Can't say enough about how good our Sunday dinner was. Thank you again Linda's Busy Kitchen!

From: minnieme3

On Jan 10, 2008

This roast beef was the bomb. We used bottom round which is the same as rump roast. It tasted wonderful. Cooked just like she said to. One comment is there a suggestion how we can get some of the meat just a little more done. This is for people who like rare to medium rare roast beef, but it is perfect. The taste is excellent with a little horseradish, Aujus or with out. super easy to make.