Coffee-Braised Eye Round Roast

Welcome fall with this savory, coffee-infused main dish.

Ingredients:

4 lbs. beef eye round roast
3 cloves garlic, peeled and quartered
1 cup red wine vinegar
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 cups strong black Café Campesino coffee

Directions:

1. With a sharp knife, cut 12 slits along the roast. Insert garlic into each slit.

2. In a non-metallic bowl, pour vinegar over meat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 24 hours, turning meat several times.

3. Remove meat and pat dry. Preheat oven to 300° F.

4. In a Dutch oven, heat oil and brown meat. Pour coffee over the meat and add 2 cups water.

5. Cover, bring to a boil on stove. Place in oven and cook for another 3 hours.

Serves: 6

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