Stop "Eyeing" my "Loin"

Guess what's on sale today at my local Pathmark. "Beef Eye," what the heck is that? It certainly doesn't look like an eye? In fact it sorta looks like a pork loin. After googling it on my blackberry I discover its the round cut from a cow's hind quarter. I'm guess its close to it's butt. What does that mean? Well faster twitching muscle parts of an animal tend to be leaner and less marbled with that said this imeans that this cut of meat is likely not as tasty and quick to get tough if I over cook it.

Guess we're gonna try to cook it and to add a bit of challenge to it let's do it on the "Q" =)

Main Software:

Beef Round: Trussed in cooking twine ( have your butcher do it unless your comfortable)

SnP

Your favorite Steak seasoning I used Mccormicks

1 tablespoon of Vegetable or canola oil

Side Software:

3 Skinned yams diced

2 tablespoons of Oil

SnP

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

4 Tablespoons Butter

Hardware:

Grill

Tongs
Thermometer

Iron Skillet

Knife *electric if possible

To start preheat your grill to the highest setting with the closed for 15 minutes. Take your trussed beef eye and roll it in your favorite steak seasoning and SnP. Coat with a thin layer of oil and let it sit until the grill is nice and hot.

Sear the meat on all side until dark brown. Approximately 4 mins per side.

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Kill the middle heat element and drop the side burners down half way. Poke the thermometer into your meat and wire it outside of the grill. Leave your meat in the middle with the lid closed. If you have a shelf in your grill then put it on top with a drip pan underneath filled with water or wine.

In about 40 minutes or when your thermometer reads 160 you have a nice medium rare. Take it off the grill and tent it for 20 minutes. You can now make your jus or gravy. Take the drip pan and set it over a medium low flame. Add a pat of butter and some liquid mixed with a teaspoon of corn starch. Salt and Pepper until its tasty and thicker than water. Set aside.

Fire up your diced yams into a hot skillet with butter, sugar and oils heat until tender and turn up the heat to high until it caramelizes.

Now for the fun part, take out your electric knife that you havent used since Thanksgiving dinner at grandmas house slice thin and server with your side drizzled with your jus. You're a rockstar but your meal didn't cost you a fortune, rock on!