Pikes Peak Roast

Pikes Peak Roast with a delicious dry rub is grilled with hickory smoke for a tasty main dish. Slice this roast thin for the best roast beef sandwiches to enjoy all week long.

Pikes Peak Roast

The classic Sunday pot roast gets a make over on the grill and you will never look at roast beef the same. The hickory smoke flavor along with delicious dry rub makes this one of the best roast beef recipes you’ll ever make.

You might also try this Grilled Sicilian Style Steak or Smoked Brisket for your next weekend grilling recipes.

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How to Grill a Pikes Peak Roast:

• Set your roast out to come to room temperature about 30 minutes before grilling.
• Prepare dry rub by combining brown sugar, black pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika and kosher salt.
• Rub olive oil over roast and sprinkle with dry rub.
• Get the grill or smoker ready with a 300° fire with hickory wood if available.

• Place roast over indirect heat and close the grill lid.

• Cook about 1 1/2 hours or until internal temperature reaches 140°.

• Remove from grill and allow to rest 10- 15 minutes before slicing.

• Thinly slice roast as needed.

If you are preparing the roast for sandwiches, only slice what you are using. Wrap the remaining roast in several layers of plastic wrap and an additional layer of foil.

This will keep the roast tasting fresh. Chilled roast will be easier to thinly slice. Making the best roast beef sandwiches.

What is a Pikes Peak Roast?

A Pikes Peak Roast can also be called a heel of round. It’s the lower cut of the round roasts. It has amazing flavor but needs to be slow cooked.

By slow cooking on the grill with hickory smoke, it will develop amazing flavors. Thinly slice the meat for tender and juicy roast beef sandwiches.

You can use this same method for rump roast, chuck roast or other round roasts.

Roast Beef Sandwiches To Try:

Mushroom and Swiss Roast Beef Sandwiches are a delectable sandwich for any night of the week.

Skip the drive thru and make Roast Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches with a homemade cheddar sauce.

Roast Beef Sandwiches with Easy Onion Strings are always a favorite.

Grill a roast on the weekend and you can make one to two meals out of it easily or have it to prepare easy lunches for the entire week.

It’s going to be any store bought deli meat that you’ve ever tried and it’s much more affordable.

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Yield: 12 servings

Pikes Peak Roast

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Pikes Peak Roast with a delicious dry rub is grilled with hickory smoke for a tasty main dish. Slice this roast thin for the best roast beef sandwiches to enjoy all week long.

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Ingredients

• 3 pound Pikes Peak Roast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt

Instructions

1. Set roast beef on counter to come to room temperature about 30 minutes before grilling.
2. Mix brown sugar, pepper, garlic, paprika and salt together in a bowl.
3. Drizzle olive oil over roast, rubbing over all sides.
4. Sprinkle with dry rub, pressing into roast.
5. Prepare smoker or grill to a 300° fire with hickory wood.
6. Place roast over indirect heat and cook with the lid closed about 1 1/2 hours or until internal temperature reaches 140- 145°.
7. Remove roast to a cutting board to rest for 10- 15 minutes before slicing.
8. Thinly slice as needed.
9. Tightly wrap roast in several layers of plastic wrap plus a layer of foil and refrigerate.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12 servings

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 188Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 431mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 30g