3 lb spoon roast recipe: 59 photos

Slow Roasted Spoon Roast (Top Sirloin)

FAQ

It's best to cook a roast for about one hour per pound at a temperature of about 325 degrees. For example, the included recipe is for a 3-pound chuck roast and cooks for about three hours, or until fork tender.
Tips
  1. Use an instant-read thermometer to gauge doneness. Note that a roast cooked to medium-rare (130 F to 135 F) produces a tender and juicy roast, but the USDA Food Safety website recommends a minimum safe temperature of 145 F for beef.
  2. For extra flavor, consider prepping the beef several hours before cooking.
Spoon Roast is not an actual cut of meat, but rather a marketing term for a cut of beef sirloin, top sirloin roast or “sirloin beef bottom tips”, or a cut of lamb, that with low and slow cooking comes out so tender you can “scoop the meat with a spoon.” So, essentially, it is somewhat close to being higher grade of pot ...
This roast at $3.99 per pound cost us $19.19. Please note: A spoon roast is a marketing term - they called it thus because it's so tender you could eat it with a spoon. The roast itself is a sirloin roast.
If beef roast is the main dish, the general rule of thumb is to get at least a half-pound of beef for every person (8 ounces). If there's a possibility of additional unexpected guests or if you'd like leftovers, you can round up and buy about 3/4 pound per person (12 ounces) or even a pound per person (16 ounces).
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