Roast Beef With Couscous

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs top round roast
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 1/4 cups beef broth
• 1 1/2 cups couscous
• 1 frozen tiny peas, thawed
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion

Recipe

• 1 place beef in an 8- by 12-inch roasting pan.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix wine, hoisin sauce, garlic, and coriander; brush evenly over beef.
• 3 roast in a 425 degree oven until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of roast registers 135 degrees for rare (about 35 minutes; after 25 minutes, check temperature every 5 minutes).
• 4 during roasting, brush beef 4 times with wine mixture.
• 5 if pan drippings begin to burn, add 4 to 6 tablespoons water to pan and stir to loosen browned bits.
• 6 transfer beef to a board and cover loosely.
• 7 combine any remaining wine mixture and all the pan juices, then measure; add enough broth to make 2 1/2 cups total.
• 8 pour broth mixture into roasting pan; bring to a boil stirring to loosen browned bits.
• 9 add couscous; return to a boil, stirring.
• 10 remove pan from heat, cover tightly with foil, and let stand until liquid is absorbed (about 5 minutes).
• 11 stir in peas, onions, and any juices that have accumulated around beef.