Roast Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Prepare a fire with plenty of coals.
Roast and serve
Baste the beef with a mixture of salt and water at first.
Afterward, baste with the beef's own drippings.
Roast for 15 to 20 minutes per pound, depending on desired doneness.
Serve with scraped horseradish on the side.
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
- Forms the main meat of the dish, providing the savory flavour and texture of the roast.
- Drippings from the beef
- Moistens the surface during roasting and adds rich, savoury flavour to the meat.
The step that matters
Roast for 15 to 20 minutes per pound. Roasting time depends on the cut's size and desired doneness. Too little time leaves the centre underdone, while too much dries the meat, so checking doneness matters.
“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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