Recipe

Garlic And Thyme Roast Beef With Port Jus Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Pat2me / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago This is a great tasting all in one meal with a nice finishing sauce. Recipe and photo from Fresh magazine Prep:30m Cook:60m Servings:6	Pat2me
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Ingredients

8 cloves of garlic, peeled

2 T olive oil

1 T fresh thyme leaves, coarsely chopped or 1 tsp dried

2 Sweet potatoes (about 2 lbs) peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes

2 medium onions,peeled and cut into 8 wedges

1 tsp kosher salt, divided

3/4 tsp ground pepper, divided

1 top sirloin beef roast (about 3 lbs) with some fat intact, tied

3/4 C low sodium chicken broth

1/4 C tawny port

Directions

Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 500

Combine garlic and olive oil in a small microwave safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap

Microwave for 1 minute or until garlic is soft; let stand 5 minutes

Strain out oil into a large bowl and mash garlic with a fork to form a paste; stir in thyme and 2 tsp of the strained oil

Place a heavy bottomed roasting pan in oven to preheat for 5 minutes

Meanwhile add sweet potatoes, onions, 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp pepper to the bowl with the remaining oil and toss to coat well

Dry roast beef with paper towels and season with remaining salt and pepper

Place the roast in the preheated pan fat side down and roast for 5 minutes, turn roast over and roast 5 more minutes

Remove roasting pan from oven and using a heat proof spatula or large spoon, spread garlic-thyme paste over top of roast

Scatter vegetables around the roast in the pan

Return pan to oven and roast until internal temperature reaches 125 for medium rare, or until desired doneness

Stir vegetables once or twice during cooking

Transfer to roast to a platter and tent with foil, let rest for at least 15 minutes

Transfer vegetables to a serving platter and cover

Place roasting pan on top of stove, add broth and bring to a boil over medium high, using a wooden spoon deglaze the pan of any bits stuck to the bottom

Simmer, stirring occasionally until reduced by half about 3 minutes

Add port and continue to boil mixture until thick and glossy, another 2 minutes

Pour in any accumulated juices from platter and simmer another 30 seconds

To serve, slice roast and transfer to the platter with the vegetables and serve with sauce

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