Preparation / Directions:
A 3 - 4 pound beef sirloin tip roast roast may be substituted, but it is to be no more than 3-inches thick.
Cocktail Party Buffets For do-your-own buffet sandwiches, boneless roasts, not too thick, are best. Serve them cold, or cooled, sliced very, very thin. For fifty guests you will need, besides the ham, two beef roasts, which may be roasted in the oven at the same time. This recipe is patterned after a recipe in the cookbook published by the Decent Council of Gamble House (see Gamble House Luncheon). They serve this delicious, pink juicy beef frequently at their popular buffet luncheons.
Remove meat from refrigerator at least 1 hour before cooking and rub all over with cut clove of garlic. Preheat oven to 500 F. Place meat in shallow roasting pan, fat side up, and season well with salt and coarsely ground pepper. Rub all over with flour and place an open-end foil tent loosely over the top. Roast at 500 F. for 20 minutes. Add 8 to 10 minutes if roast is thicker than 3 inches. Slide oven rack out and pour hot consomme over it. Replace foil tent, close oven door, and after 2 minutes turn heat off. Leave either roast in oven with door closed for 40 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven and let stand for at least 15 minutes before slicing. Or cool completely and slice very thin for sandwiches. Serve with a choice of mustards, hot and mild.
Note: Roast may be cooked by the conventional method at 400 F. for 20 minutes then at 350F. for 30 to 40 minutes, or to an internal temperature (use meat thermometer) of 130 F.
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