Roast Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash and dry the meat with a clean towel.
Sprinkle a little coarse sea salt on the meat.
Roast
Place the bony side of the meat towards the fire.
Heat the bones thoroughly before roasting the meat.
Add a little water to the dripping pan before roasting.
Keep a brisk fire and baste the meat frequently while roasting.
Roast for 15 minutes per pound if the piece is thick.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Beef
- Is the main cooked element, and its thickness sets how long it needs to roast.
The step that matters
Heat the bones thoroughly before roasting the meat. Heating the bony side well before the meat cooks helps the meat begin cooking evenly and reduces the chance of a cold, underdone center near the bone.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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