Roast Beef

Ingredients

• 3 kilos rump roast
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 garlic cloves
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste

Ingredients for the Gravy

• ¹/₂ cup Red wine
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 tablespoon corn starch

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Make 8 small incisions around the roast. Place a sliver of garlic into each incision.
3. Take a tablespoon or so of olive oil brush all around the roast.
4. Sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper.
5. Place the roast in the oven and cook for half an our.
6. Place a pan below the roast to catch the juices for the gravy.
7. Turn the oven setting down to 225 degrees fahrenheit and slow cook the roast for 3 hours.

Cooking Instructions for the Gravy

1. Heat the roast drippings in a pan.
2. Add the red wine, cornstarch and beef stock to the drippings.
3. Stir until thick.
4. You can add a little butter if there is not a lot of fat in the drippings.
5. Add salt to taste.
6. Add pepper to taste.