beef silverside
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chilistrucker

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Saturday 7th December 2013
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Evening all.
mooching around asda picked a 2 kilo joint of this up as it was on special smile
So, thinking slow cooker? Is this a good idea and if it is any recipes, hints etc most welcome, ta.

briang9

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zygalski

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174 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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Silverside roasts poorly & is extremely dull whilst also being quite a lean joint, so slow cooking can probably only salvage it to a certain extent.
In other words it really is best avoided if at all possible.

pad58

12,549 posts

210 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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Slow cooking is best for this joint really.

Dicky Knee

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160 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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Salt beef...see recipe in thread below!

Mobile Chicane

21,979 posts

241 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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Or you could sear the joint (for flavour) on all sides in a hot pan with goose fat/lard, then cover it with fatty bacon, and give it 10 mins per pound in the middle of the oven at 200C.

Follow this with a 30 min rest under foil, well insulated with tea towels, then slice the meat thin with a very sharp knife.

I'd imagine the remains would keep you in sandwiches for a fortnight.

chilistrucker

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Saturday 7th December 2013
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Thanks all. Oh well, live and learn. I'll have a think on it then.
so, what is a good beef joint for the slow cooker?

zygalski

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174 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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Although not a joint, shin of beef cut into large chunks.

mikees

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201 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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Stick it in a casserole dish low with veg and stock to an inch or so.


Marvellous

Cheers
Mine

Mobile Chicane

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241 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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zygalski said:
Although not a joint, shin of beef cut into large chunks.
Exactly this for casseroling / slow cooking.

Unfortunately silverside is too lean to give a succulent result casseroled on its own, but you could mitigate that by browning off some fatty belly pork and slinging that in with the beef.

The classic boeuf bourgignon calls for fatty belly pork to lubricate tough old beef.

chilistrucker

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180 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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Mobile Chicane said:
Exactly this for casseroling / slow cooking.

Unfortunately silverside is too lean to give a succulent result casseroled on its own, but you could mitigate that by browning off some fatty belly pork and slinging that in with the beef.

The classic boeuf bourgignon calls for fatty belly pork to lubricate tough old beef.
thanks as always top advice.