Rosemary and Garlic Roast Beef

INGREDIENTS:
• 3 lbs boneless Rib Eye roast
• ¼ cup chopped fresh rosemary, or other favorite herbs
• ¼ cup chopped garlic (about 20 cloves)
• salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 cups of a variety of mushrooms, sliced to about the same size
• 1 cup of stock

DIRECTIONS:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Tie the roast and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Mix together rosemary and garlic. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and stir to combine. Reserve.
• In a cast iron skillet, over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and, once smoking hot, sear all sides of the meat.
• Remove skillet from heat. Brush the herb-garlic mixture all over the roast.
• Bring the roast, in the cast iron skillet, to the preheated oven and cook for about 1 to 1.5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 135°F degrees (medium-rare). Let it rest for at least 10 minutes before serving (final temperature should be 145°F for medium rare.)
• While the roast is resting, sauté the mushrooms over medium heat with 2 tablespoons butter until cooked through and no liquid is left in the pan, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove roast from the cast iron skillet and bring the skillet to the stove top. Add stock to the pan and deglaze the pan, scraping all the bits from the bottom. Allow to simmer until thick.
• Add the mushrooms to the sauce, stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and stir until the sauce is silky. Then, place the roast back in the cast iron with the sauce and spoon some of the sauce over the roast. Garnish serving platter with fresh rosemary if desired. Serves 6. Recipe courtesy of Olivia’s Cuisine. Photo © Olivia’s Cuisine

Kilburg
Spätburgunder
Mosel, Germany

In 1465 Johann von Kilburg, a descendant of the Dukes of Flanders, moved to the Moselle Valley to cultivate vineyards. Since that time, wine cultivation has been in their family, without interruption. Indeed nothing essential has changed throughout the past 552 years, the Kilburgs continue their pursuit of high quality wine. The cool climate of Mosel allows for late harvesting, through mid October. The fermentation takes place in closed top tanks, where careful pump overs helps to create more fruit flavors and aromas. Pairs well with rack of lamb, fillet steak and carpaccio, roast or grilled lobster, spring vegetables.

“A vibrant and fresh bouquet filled with black cherry, spice and a mere of spicy stem; the palate is silky and approachable, with seductive levels of sweet fruit, plenty of fine-grained tannin as backbone and a long minerally finish.” – Max Kilburg, winemaker

Max Kilburg, winemaker

Winemaker: Max Kilburg
Appellation: Mosel, Germany
Varietal Blend:  100% Spätburgunder
Analysis: 13% alcohol / volume, 2.8 g/l Residual Sugar, 3.38 g/l Total Acidity