Smoked Eye of Round

[Gonna Smoke]

Last week, I was in Lowes Foods and saw that they had CAB Prime Eye of Round on sale so I bought one not really knowing what I was going to do with it. So I asked the forum...

Prime Eye of Round

While I was chasing CAB boneless chuck roasts around at Lowes Foods, I noticed that they had USDA Prime Eye of Round on sale for $5.99/lb. That seems like a good price for prime anything and I don't really know why, but this one jumped in my cart for the ride home... Now I'm puzzled as to what...

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The consensus was to smoke it and make sandwiches so here we go...

Trimmed and seasoned with SPOG...

On my Ok. Joe with some White Oak and a pan with unsalted beef broth underneath...

Took about 2 hours at 250℉ or so to reach 125℉-130℉ I.T. Pulled and tented with foil to rest. I really had planned to take it to about 115℉ and then sear it over hot coals, but I let the I.T. get too high and I didn't want to overcook it.

While that was going on, I sliced some red potatoes and yellow onions thin on my mandolin. These were layered with some butter pats and course salt and cracked pepper. Covered tightly with foil and baked at 400℉ for about an hour. Then uncovered and turned up the heat to 475℉ for a few minutes until they start getting a little crispy around the edges...

Time for the gravy. Sautéed some thin sliced onions in ¾ stick of unsalted butter with a good drizzle of EVOO added...

Once they were soft, I added in about 4 TBSP of all purpose flour and stirred to combine and cook the flour, about 10 minutes. Then I added in the liquid from the pan in the smoker and stirred to combine it all. Next was ½ of a bottle of Cabernet. Stirred all to combine and allowed to reduce...

Time for the mushrooms, LOTS of them...

I added a palm full of course cracked pepper, maybe 2 TBSP, but no salt. This was allowed to cook down until the mushrooms are done and the gravy gets thick. Water or beef broth can be added if it gets too thick, but I caution against more wine because it will overpower the gravy. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Time to slice the roast. I don't have a slicer so by hand with a knife it is...

Served open face on toasted hard rolls with roasted Brussel sprouts, too. Time to eat...

I could only eat one half, but it was really good and tender. The usual crowd was here and they all raved about how good it was and that I definitely need to do this again...

 

[tx smoker]

Oh my God Charles!! That looks incredible. Exactly my kind of down home comfort food to soothe the soul. Growing up...maybe I should say "when I was younger" because it's apparent that I'll never grow up, EOR was my mom's roast of choice to fee the family. I loved the stuff and could never get enough. What you've done here is next level my friend. I could swim in that gravy

Robert

 

[smokerjim]

That sir looks outstanding

 

[JLeonard]

Great looking plate. Pure perfection. I think I could eat that gravy by itself!!!!

Jim

 

[gmc2003]

Fantastic Charles, I love open faced sammies, and that is a prime example of one.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[02ebz06]

I've made jerky out of it, but I don't think I have ever cooked an Eye of Round like that.
That is AWESOME!!!

 

[SmokinEdge]

Looks delicious from my screen. Very nice work on all of the meal.

 

[jcam222]

Man that looks amazing!!

 

[HalfSmoked]

Awesome round there I could do well with everything but the brussels sprouts,

Warren

 

[Brokenhandle]

Looks delicious Charles! That's just the type of meal us farm boys love!

Ryan

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Oh my God Charles!! That looks incredible. Exactly my kind of down home comfort food to soothe the soul. Growing up...maybe I should say "when I was younger" because it's apparent that I'll never grow up, EOR was my mom's roast of choice to fee the family. I loved the stuff and could never get enough. What you've done here is next level my friend. I could swim in that gravy

Robert

Well thank you very much, Robert! By the way, we're all young at heart...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

That sir looks outstanding

Thank you, Jim. I really appreciate that...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Great looking plate. Pure perfection. I think I could eat that gravy by itself!!!!

Jim

The gravy was pretty good, even if I say so myself...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Fantastic Charles, I love open faced sammies, and that is a prime example of one.

Point for sure
Chris

Thanks Chris. I hadn't eaten much of anything so when I fixed my plate, I got too much. But it was good...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I've made jerky out of it, but I don't think I have ever cooked an Eye of Round like that.
That is AWESOME!!!

I appreciate your compliments very much. This was my first time doing it this way, but won't be the last...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Looks delicious from my screen. Very nice work on all of the meal.

The sandwich by itself would've been enough, but my wife always has to have something green. The potatoes and onions were sort of an afterthought. I had some potatoes that I need to use and we like the dish, so there's where that came from...

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Man that looks amazing!!

Appreciate that, Jeff!!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Awesome round there I could do well with everything but the brussels sprouts,

Warren

Yeah, Brussel sprouts are one of those veggies that people either love or hate. Thanks, Warren!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Looks delicious Charles! That's just the type of meal us farm boys love!

Ryan

It's the kind of food this country boy grew up eating...well maybe not smoked, but good home cooking...

 

[jcam222]

I've made jerky out of it, but I don't think I have ever cooked an Eye of Round like that.
That is AWESOME!!!

Man it’s awesome for hot beef like this and sliced thin for deli sandwiches. I just ran out and need to do more. I do a couple and then vacuum pack 1 lbs packs for the freezer.