Recipe: Yummy English Roast Beef

English Roast Beef.

You can have English Roast Beef using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of English Roast Beef

1. It's of beef round roast.
2. You need of butter.
3. You need of salt and pepper.
4. It's of white wine.
5. Prepare of dried sage.
6. Prepare of bay leaf.
7. Prepare of medium onion, sliced.
8. Prepare of garlic, minced.
9. Prepare of flour.

English Roast Beef step by step

1. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Season the roast with salt and pepper to taste..
2. In a cast iron pot or Dutch oven, melt two of the three tbsp of butter. Brown the roast on all sides in the butter..
3. When the roast is browned, add wine, sage, bay leaf, onion, and garlic. Optionally add red pepper flakes and additional salt. Cover the pot and place roast in the oven for 2–3 hours, or until desired level of doneness..
4. Melt remaining 1 tbsp of butter in a small saucepan on medium heat. Mix 1 tbsp of flour until well combined. Reduce heat to low until roux is lightly browned, being careful not to burn it. Season with sage, salt, and pepper to taste..
5. Add ½ cup of water, and remaining liquid from roast including onions and garlic. Rise heat to medium, bring to a boil and lower to low heat, simmering until gravy thickens..
6. Slice roast and serve topped with gravy..