Basic roast beef

Basic roast beef
Fat 69% Protein 30%
Percent Calories
Makes
6 servings
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
100 minutes

Ingredients

  • Beef chuck

    Arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw

    4 lb or 1.81kg

  • Olive oil

    Salad or cooking

    2 tbsp or 27g

  • Salt

    Table

    1 tsp or 6g

  • Pepper

    Spices, black

    1 tsp or 2g

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450F (230C). Place beef in a roasting pan, cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let stand at room temp for 20 mins.
  2. Using a glazing brush, brush beef with olive oil, then season with sea salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Bake for 20 minutes, then reduce temp to 350F (180C) and bake until cooked to your taste, between an extra 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 mins.
  4. Remove beef from oven, transfer to a plate, cover with aluminum foil and let rest for 20 mins. Carve and serve with gravy and potatoes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories
779

% Daily Value

Fats
59g
75% Daily Value
Saturated fats
23g
113% Daily Value
Trans fats
0g
Cholesterol
275mg
92% Daily Value
Sodium
575mg
25% Daily Value
Total Carbohydrate
0.2g
0.1% Daily Value
Net carbs
0.1g
Fiber
0.1g
0.3% Daily Value
Sugar
0g
Proteins
58g
Calcium
53mg
4% Daily Value
Iron
5mg
28% Daily Value
Potassium
882mg
19% Daily Value
Vitamin D
0μg
0% Daily Value

Vitamins and Minerals

Alpha carotene
0μg
Beta carotene
1μg
Caffeine
0mg
Choline
243mg
44% Daily Value
Copper
0.2mg
27% Daily Value
Fluoride
0.2μg
Folate (B9)
30μg
8% Daily Value
Lycopene
0.1μg
Magnesium
58mg
14% Daily Value
Manganese
0.1mg
3% Daily Value
Niacin
13mg
82% Daily Value
Pantothenic acid
2mg
33% Daily Value
Phosphorus
527mg
42% Daily Value
Retinol
0μg
Riboflavin (B2)
0.4mg
33% Daily Value
Selenium
61μg
112% Daily Value
Theobromine
0mg
Thiamine
0.2mg
18% Daily Value
Vitamin A IU
2IU
Vitamin A
0.1μg
0% Daily Value
Vitamin B12
5μg
208% Daily Value
Vitamin B6
1mg
82% Daily Value
Vitamin C
0mg
0% Daily Value
Vitamin D IU
0IU
Vitamin D2
0μg
Vitamin D3
0μg
Vitamin E
2mg
12% Daily Value
Vitamin K
8μg
7% Daily Value
Zinc
14mg
125% Daily Value

Sugars

Sugar
0g
Sucrose
0g
Glucose
0g
Fructose
0g
Lactose
0g
Maltose
0g
Galactose
0g
Starch
0g

Fats

Saturated fats
23g
113% Daily Value
Monounsaturated fats
27g
Polyunsaturated fats
3g
Trans fats
0g

Fatty Acids

Total omega 3
0g
Total omega 6
0g
Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA)
0g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
0g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)
0g
Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA)
0g

Amino Acids

Alanine
3g
Arginine
4g
Aspartic acid
5g
Cystine
1g
Glutamic acid
9g
Glycine
3g
Histidine
2g
Hydroxyproline
1g
Isoleucine
3g
Leucine
5g
Lysine
5g
Methionine
1g
Phenylalanine
2g
Proline
3g
Serine
2g
Threonine
2g
Tryptophan
0.4g
Tyrosine
2g
Valine
3g