Can I make steaks out of eye of round roast?
Also asked, is eye of round a good steak?
Eye of round is one of the few unredeemable cuts of meat; think tough and tasteless. Save money but eat well with chuck steak, the cut of big flavors and some tenderness. One technique to remember is steaks are more tender when cooked low and slow.
Keeping this in view, is eye of round roast a good cut?
The economical eye of round roast is cut from the rear leg of the beef steer or heifer. It is similar in appearance to the tenderloin, but because it is cut from a well-exercised muscle, the eye of round is lean and tough. However, because it is very flavorful, it can also be cooked as roast beef.
It falls under the category of “economical cuts of beef”, and for that reason is often overlooked by beef fans, which is unfortunate as it is also one of the tastier cuts of beef. Use it for braising, stir fries, chicken fried steak, pressure cooking, etc. The steak is essentially a slice from an Eye of Round Roast.