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Perfect Roasted Meat

Ingredients

• Any 2-6 lb hunk of beef, lamb, or pork
• Seasonings

Steps

1. (Optional) Marinate meat overnight
2. Preheat oven to 500F
3. Season outside of roast with whatever dry rub or other seasonings you like
4. Place in foil-lined pan that can withstand 500F, fat side up if there is one
5. Set timer and cook for 5 minutes per pound.
6. VERY IMPORTANT: Once timer goes off DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR. Simply turn oven off.
7. Let roast rest inside the oven, usually 2-3.5 hours. See notes.

Notes

• For a 2 lb roast I leave it in 2 hours. For every pound above that I add 30 minutes, topping out at 4-4.5 hours.
• Cooking time for partial weights I add 1 minute per .2 pounds extra, rounding down. (2.5 lb roast would be 10 minutes + 2 minutes, where a 2.8 lb roast would be 10 minutes + 4)