how to, roast beef
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johnnywgk

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206 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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hi, anyone tell me how to roast a beef joint, time, temp etc.
it's 1.7kg topside. defrosted

Alex

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308 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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Roast for around 1 hr 45 mins at 190C for medium. Cover with foil and rest for at least 10 minutes before carving.

mechsympathy

57,428 posts

279 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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I'd say 20 minutes at 230 and then 70 minutes at 180, then rest it somewhere warm for 20 mins while you do the yorkshire puds.

GregE240

10,857 posts

291 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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Variation on a them for you, and a little left field; pot roasted beef.

I have a quite large Le Creuset casserole dish with a lid, so I start off by browning the meat on all sides on a fairly high heat on the stove. After, I take the joint out and add it chopped onions, carrots, few spuds, swede, whatever is in the veg drawer in the fridge within reason. I then chuck in about a pint of vegetable stock, a few sprigs of thyme, season well, chuck the lid on and put in a preheated oven for about 2.5 - 3 hours, depending on the size of the joint.

When you're ready to take it out, do so and take the joint out and let it rest before carving. I then take a hand blender and blend up the veg and use the remainder as the basis of a very fine gravy, although of course it will need straining! I pass it through a mesh strainer and help it through with a spoon.

I saw the recipe on a joint I bought from Waitrose a while back and thought I'd give it a go. The resulting meat is wonderfully tender as it has had all that lovely stock to really baste itself in.

Enjoy!

mechsympathy

57,428 posts

279 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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GregE240 said:
Variation on a them for you, and a little left field; pot roasted beef.
Good call. Topside can be a bit dry.

Don

28,378 posts

308 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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GregE240 said:
Variation on a them for you, and a little left field; pot roasted beef.

I have a quite large Le Creuset casserole dish with a lid, so I start off by browning the meat on all sides on a fairly high heat on the stove. After, I take the joint out and add it chopped onions, carrots, few spuds, swede, whatever is in the veg drawer in the fridge within reason. I then chuck in about a pint of vegetable stock, a few sprigs of thyme, season well, chuck the lid on and put in a preheated oven for about 2.5 - 3 hours, depending on the size of the joint.

When you're ready to take it out, do so and take the joint out and let it rest before carving. I then take a hand blender and blend up the veg and use the remainder as the basis of a very fine gravy, although of course it will need straining! I pass it through a mesh strainer and help it through with a spoon.

I saw the recipe on a joint I bought from Waitrose a while back and thought I'd give it a go. The resulting meat is wonderfully tender as it has had all that lovely stock to really baste itself in.

Enjoy!
I do something like this but at a very, very low temperature (85C) and for six hours or more. Meat is very tender. Almost crumbly...

dcw@pr

3,516 posts

267 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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30 mins at 230, then 10-12mins per 500g at 160, depending on how rare you like it. 10 mins per 500g will be very rare. Dont forget the 30 min rest at the end.

GregE240

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291 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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mechsympathy said:
GregE240 said:
Variation on a them for you, and a little left field; pot roasted beef.
Good call. Topside can be a bit dry.
Note to self: "theme" is spelt t h e m E!

johnnywgk

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2,579 posts

206 months

Tuesday 28th April 2009
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cheers for the ideas, pi-sed now , but taken note, i'll have to deside
tomorrow, but lots of ideas, i dont like dry meat so will look at all adeas.
i've never bought a joint of meat before, and thought this one looked great.

thanks and i'll tell you how it went soon, cheers

Edited by johnnywgk on Wednesday 29th April 09:29

johnnywgk

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2,579 posts

206 months

Wednesday 29th April 2009
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In the oven now, bit late i know, im going for the quicker ideas,
nearly bedtime you know, hehe. will def. try the slower cook methods,
one day, they sound what this beef needs.
cut some thin slices off 1st, quick fried and stuck them in a bagette,
not the best steak bagette i've ever had, bit chewy. i'll take it out oven later, and do another bagette for my pack lunch, see what thats like,

thanks for all the ideas, i'm full now, let you know what tomorrows
packing up is like,
bye

johnnywgk

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2,579 posts

206 months

Thursday 30th April 2009
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still pink in middle, but quite dry texture, next time the slow method.
thinking about it, there wasn't much fat around it, which probably
made it dry out more.
cheers again

12 inch legend

8,975 posts

211 months

Friday 1st May 2009
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GregE240 said:
Variation on a them for you, and a little left field; pot roasted beef.

I have a quite large Le Creuset casserole dish with a lid, so I start off by browning the meat on all sides on a fairly high heat on the stove. After, I take the joint out and add it chopped onions, carrots, few spuds, swede, whatever is in the veg drawer in the fridge within reason. I then chuck in about a pint of vegetable stock, a few sprigs of thyme, season well, chuck the lid on and put in a preheated oven for about 2.5 - 3 hours, depending on the size of the joint.

When you're ready to take it out, do so and take the joint out and let it rest before carving. I then take a hand blender and blend up the veg and use the remainder as the basis of a very fine gravy, although of course it will need straining! I pass it through a mesh strainer and help it through with a spoon.

I saw the recipe on a joint I bought from Waitrose a while back and thought I'd give it a go. The resulting meat is wonderfully tender as it has had all that lovely stock to really baste itself in.

Enjoy!
Could you do this in a slow cooker? say leave it on for 5 or 6 hours?

Mobile Chicane

21,825 posts

236 months

Friday 1st May 2009
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12 inch legend said:
GregE240 said:
Variation on a them for you, and a little left field; pot roasted beef.

I have a quite large Le Creuset casserole dish with a lid, so I start off by browning the meat on all sides on a fairly high heat on the stove. After, I take the joint out and add it chopped onions, carrots, few spuds, swede, whatever is in the veg drawer in the fridge within reason. I then chuck in about a pint of vegetable stock, a few sprigs of thyme, season well, chuck the lid on and put in a preheated oven for about 2.5 - 3 hours, depending on the size of the joint.

When you're ready to take it out, do so and take the joint out and let it rest before carving. I then take a hand blender and blend up the veg and use the remainder as the basis of a very fine gravy, although of course it will need straining! I pass it through a mesh strainer and help it through with a spoon.

I saw the recipe on a joint I bought from Waitrose a while back and thought I'd give it a go. The resulting meat is wonderfully tender as it has had all that lovely stock to really baste itself in.

Enjoy!
Could you do this in a slow cooker? say leave it on for 5 or 6 hours?
I don't see why not, so long as you followed the 'browning' stage as explained above. Browning meat - and especially beef - is where the flavour is.

12 inch legend

8,975 posts

211 months

Friday 1st May 2009
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So what joint of beef should i use to produce best results?

Edited by 12 inch legend on Friday 1st May 06:02

zakelwe

4,449 posts

222 months

Friday 1st May 2009
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Rib roast is good, also a very thick piece of sirloin comes out well.

I'm surprised nobody above mentioned coating the joint in flour and mustard powder before browning.

Regards

Andy