Catherine's Sirloin Tip Roast recipe

6 servings

3 pounds beef sirloin tip roast

4 cloves garlic, peeled and halved

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Secure roast with cooking twine.

Make 8 (1/2 inch) slits around the roast, and insert 1/2 garlic clove into each slit.

Sprinkle with fresh ground pepper.

Place on a rack in roasting pan.

Roast in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Reduce heat to 325 degrees F, and insert meat thermometer into roast.

Continue cooking about 1 hour, or to desired doneness; remove from oven.

Loosely cover with foil, and let roast stand 15 minutes before slicing.

To serve, slice thinly against the grain, and use pan drippings for gravy.