Roast Beef

Name: Roast Beef
Ingredients: Joint of beef suitable for roasting; salt and pepper; beef dripping (allow 1 oz. per lb. of meat); salt and pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery

By Isabella Beeton

Published 1871

About

Ingredients

Joint of beef suitable for roasting
salt and pepper
beef dripping (allow 1 oz. per lb. of meat)

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Weigh meat to be able to calculate cooking time. Wipe with a damp cloth. Place joint in a roasting-tin, season and add dripping. Roast according to one of the methods outlined below.

Method 1

Put into a very hot oven (450° F., Gas 8) for 10–15 min. to brown or “sear” the meat. Then reduce heat to fairly hot (375° F., Gas 5) and