How to Make the Best Roast Beef | Serious Eats

Roast Beef and Beef Roast are not one and the same. What makes for a great deli sandwich doesn’t usually translate to an impressive dinner showstopper. Our Senior Culinary Editor, Sasha Marx, takes a cheap and often overlooked cut of beef--the tri-tip--and turns it into a spectacular beef roast that gives prime rib a run for its money at a fraction of the cost, and still steals the show when stuffed between a couple pieces of bread. RECIPE: