Braised Fall Apart Eye of Round Roast | Seeking Good Eats (2024)

Published: Apr 27, 2022 · Modified: Oct 15, 2023 by seekinggoodeats · This post may contain affiliate links

Fall apart eye of round roast is literally all that - tender, flavorful, and fall apart! Slowly braised in a smoky sweet tomato and red wine beef gravy with mushrooms, onions, and carrots - a must-make!

The Best Eye of Round Roast Recipe!

"A melt in your mouth eye round roast the whole family will love - the perfect Sunday supper!"

Oh The Gravy. One of my favorite parts about this recipe is the delicious smoky-sweet gravy it creates from its juices, beef stock, red wine, and extra seasonings. Goes well with crusty bread or mashed vegetables.

Tender. Even though a round of eye roast is a lean cut of meat, it can easily be braised low and slow and will ultimately end up super tender and fall apart in your mouth! 🙂

Eye of Round Pot Roast Ingredients

Here are the ingredients and equipment you will need to make this fall apart eye of round roast :

• Olive Oil or Butter - use olive oil or butter or a combination of both.
• Pot Roast Seasoning - I highly recommend my pot roast seasoning as it's easy and much healthier than what you can find in your local store. If you prefer you can also substitute a packaged seasoning mix or even beef onion soup mix.
• Beef Round of Eye Roast
• Carrots - peel and cut your own or save time and buy the prepared baby carrots.
• Baby Bella Mushrooms - you can also use white mushrooms.
• Sweet Onion
• Garlic - fresh chopped garlic or jarred garlic will do just fine.
• Herbes de Provence Seasoning - this is an unsalted herb blend you can easily find in the grocery store.
• Beef Stock or Broth
• Red Wine - we used cabernet sauvignon but any favorite wine will do, including a sweet wine!
• Tomato Paste

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Substitutions and Variations

Here are a few ways you can vary or make substitutions to this recipe:

• Substitute chuck roast, rib roast, or a brisket roast. You could also use a pork butt roast.
• Use different vegetables. You could replace fresh onion with frozen pearl onions and add potatoes. If you add potatoes be sure to add at least 1/2 cup more beef broth as they will absorb moisture.
• Use Italian seasoning instead of the French herbes de Provence.

How to Make Eye of Round

Here is a general overview for making a fall apart eye of round roast - be sure to see the recipe for full instructions. Enjoy!

Preheat

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.

Season

Sprinkle the roast with pot roast seasoning mix. Be sure to cover all sides.

Sear

Heat your butter in your dutch oven over medium-high heat.

Once your pan is hot and the butter is bubbling, you can place the roast in the pan and sear all sides for 5 to 6 minutes.

Once all sides are seared, transfer the roast to a plate. ( You will add this back after the remaining ingredients are cooked).

Saute

Add the mushrooms, carrots, onion, and garlic to the dutch oven and saute for 5 to 6 minutes.

Add the beef broth, cabernet sauvignon, tomato paste, and herbes de Provence.

Stir until the tomato paste has entirely dissolved.

Braise

Place the seared round of eye roast in the dutch oven and place the cover on tightly.

Put the dutch oven into the preheated oven for 2 hours. Turn the roast oven after 2 hours, then continue cooking in the oven for another 1-1/2 hours or until it easily pulls apart.

Finish

Add more beef broth and adjust the seasoning if needed.

How To Serve Beef Round Eye Roast

• Serve in a bowl over the vegetables, then top with gravy.
• Garnish with chives, green onion, or parsley.
• This dish goes great with rice, bread, mashed or roasted - potatoes, cauliflower, or sweet potatoes.

Meal idea! Serve over buttery mashed potatoes or mashed cauliflower with this blue cheese wedge salad and crusty bread.

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