Roast Beef With Dijon Caper Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs beef eye round, trimmed of fat and sinew
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 cups low sodium beef broth
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons drained capers

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle beef with 1/2 t salt and let stand 1 hour.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 mix thyme, basil, and 1/2 t pepper in small bowl.
• 4 heat oil in skillet and brown beef. sprinkle with herb mixture.
• 5 transfer skillet to oven and roast until 130 degrees, about 40 minutes.
• 6 let rest 20 minutes.
• 7 place skillet with juices over medium high heat.
• 8 add butter and stir until melted.
• 9 gradually whisk in flour and bring to a boil. boil until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 6 minutes.
• 10 whisk in mustard and capers.
• 11 adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• 12 cut beef crosswise into very thin slices and serve with sauce.