Recipe For Cooking Roasted Lime-Cilantro Roast

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Roasted Lime-Cilantro Roast

Adapted from a recipe in Bon Appetit!

Makes approximately 12 servings.

Begin this at least 12 hr. before serving.

8 garlic cloves
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded
1/4 C. chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 C. lime juice
1 Tbsp. coriander seeds
1 Tbsp. cumin seeds
1 Tbsp. coarse-grain salt
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 ( 4 to 5 lb.) roast (eye of round or rump)

Garnishes
Fresh cilantro sprigs
Lime wedges

For serving
Corn tortillas (optional)
Sour cream (optional)
Pico de gaIIo (optional)
Citrus onions (optional)

Process first 8 ingredients in a food processor until a thick paste forms, stopping to scrape down sides.

Make 3 to 4 (1-in.) cuts in each side of roast with a sharp knife. Fill each cut with about 1 tea. of paste. Spread remaining paste over beef. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap; chill at least 8 hr. or up to 24 hr.. Unwrap roast; place in a 13 x 9-in. pan.

Bake, covered, at 325 degrees F for 3 hr. and 15 min. or until meat shreds and a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 180 degrees F. (Meat will not shred below this temperature.) Let stand 10 min. before shredding or chopping.

Garnish, if desired.

Serve with corn tortillas, sour cream, pico de gallo and onions, if desired.

Calories (meat only) 231 (29% from fat); Fat 7.4g (sat 2.3g, mono 3.69, poly 0.3g); Protein 37.2g; Carb 2g; Fiber 0.4g; Chol 88mg; Iron 3mg; Sodium 551 mg; CaIc 19.4mg