To Roast Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Place the roast in a pan.
Pour 1 quart of water over it.
Set the pan in the oven.
Roast and serve
Cook gradually.
Baste frequently with the gravy.
Add a little hot water to the pan as the gravy is used up.
Turn the roast occasionally to ensure both sides are well done and browned.
Sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper before serving.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Sirloin or rib roast
- Is the main meat, which browns on the outside and firms as it cooks.
- Water
- Creates moisture in the pan that becomes the gravy used for basting.
The step that matters
Add a little hot water to the pan as the gravy is used up. Hot water keeps the pan from drying out and scorching, and keeps the gravy usable for basting. Cold water would cool the pan and slow the cooking.
“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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