Italian Roast Beef

This isn't necessarily a traditional Italian recipe, but it's my dad's and he's Italian...so that's good enough for me. It cooks in just over an hour, looks great and tastes even better. Definitely not a vegetarian meal!

Ingredients

Ingredients
4 lbs roast beef
1/3 cup Olive Oil (the best you can get)
Salt
Pepper

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees for 20 minutes (oven must be very hot when you start cooking)
2. Tie a string around the meat so that it creates a grid around the whole thing in 2 inch squares
3. Generously salt and pepper the meat
4. Pour ½ cup olive oil into the bottom of a baking pan
5. Place the roast beef in the pan and turn it around making sure it is well oiled on all sides.
6. Place roast in the oven
7. Cook for 20 minutes on high temp
8. Lower temperature to 375 degrees and cook for another hour.
9. Turn the roast several times throughout the cooking time.

Tips

• When the roast is done, it should develop a crust all around it.
• Choose a roast that is evenly shaped. A roast that is very thin on the ends and thick in the middle will not cook evenly.
• If you want the roast to be more well done, cook it for an additional 20-30 minutes.
• Serve with rosemary oven potatoes and a fresh mixed salad.