To Roast Beef
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a moderate oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
Place the beef in the oven without adding any water.
When the beef is nearly done, sprinkle it with coarse sea salt.
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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What each ingredient does
- Beef
- Is the main cut that cooks through in the oven and forms the dish's body.
The step that matters
Salting near the end of cooking. Salt added late seasons the surface without drawing out as much moisture during the roast as salting early would. Timing it near the end keeps the meat juicier and the seasoning on the outside.
“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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