Roast New York Strip Loin With Garlic-herb Crust

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 garlic cloves
• 8 fresh sage leaves
• 4 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 -4 teaspoons salt (depending on how salty you like your food)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 (4 -5 lb) boneless beef roast, loin new york strip, fat trimmed to 1/4 inch

Recipe

• 1 with machine running, drop garlic into processor; blend until finely chopped.
• 2 add sage, thyme, oil, salt and pepper; process until paste forms.
• 3 pat meat dry with paper towels.
• 4 rub meat all over with herb paste.
• 5 cover; chill at least 3 hours. (can be made 1 day ahead. keep refrigerated.).
• 6 preheat oven to 450°f
• 7 place meat, fat side up, on rack in roasting pan.
• 8 roast meat 15 minutes.
• 9 reduce oven temperature to 350°f
• 10 roast meat until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat registers 130°f for medium-rare, about 35 minutes (or 140°f for medium, about 40 minutes).
• 11 remove from oven; let stand 20 minutes.
• 12 cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• 13 arrange slices on platter.