Inexpensive Charcoal-Grill-Roasted Beef with Shallot and Tarragon

Name: Inexpensive Charcoal-Grill-Roasted Beef with Shallot and Tarragon
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons, kosher salt; 1 medium, minced shallot; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh tarragon leaves; 1 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 1 (3- to 4-pound), top sirloin roast (see note); , vegetable oil for cooking grate; 1 (13 by 9-inch), disposable aluminum roasting pan

Main Courses
Beef
Grilling & Barbecue
Roasts

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2010

Grill-roasting seems like an easy way to flavor a less-than-perfect cut of beef—but not if the roast comes out chewy and dry.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 1½ hours, plus 18 hours brining and 20 minutes resting

Inexpensive Charcoal-Grill-Roasted Beef with Shallot and Tarragon

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