Roast Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Weigh the beef joint; it should take about 45 minutes to roast.
Wash the meat by dipping it in very hot water and then dry it.
Ensure all butcher's meat is washed to remove any contaminants.
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
- Thin flank beef
- Provides the main protein, which firms as it cooks and browns on the outside as it roasts.
“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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