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ROAST BEEF
blush. Place the beef, fat side up, on top of the vegetables and place the to put it in the oven. Position an oven pan in the oven. Roast for 30 minutes, rack in the lower third of the oven and then turn down the oven temperature preheat to 245°C/fan 225°C/gas 8. to 160°C/fan 140°C/gas 3. Continue to
Trim the fat to tidy the edges of the roast according to the weight of the beef. Sprinkle the meat and fat layer meat and the desired doneness. with salt. Check the weight of the beef, Remove from the oven, transfer the as you need to know this to calculate beef to a warmed plate, tent with tin the roasting time. For each 450g, figure foil, and let rest for 15-20 minutes. on 10 minutes for rare, 13-15 minutes for Tilt the pan so the fat and pan juices medium-rare, 20 minutes for medium, collect in a corner and, using a spoon, and 30 minutes for well done. skim off as much fat from the surface
Roughly chop the carrots, celery and as possible. Place the pan back on onions, and toss them with the thyme, stove top over a medium heat and rosemary and parsley sprigs into a mash the vegetables with a fork or roasting pan just large potato masher. Add the wine, jelly and enough to hold the flour, and stir for 2 minutes, until the roast. Drizzle a little mixture loosens up. Pour in the stock, oil all over and stir stir, bring to a simmer, and simmer to coat evenly. Place gently while the meat rests. the pan on the stove Transfer the beef to a cutting board. over a medium heat Pour any juices that accumulated on and cook for 5-8 the plate during resting into the pan, minutes, stirring then bring to a boil over a medium occasionally, until heat. Remove from the heat and pour the vegetables through a sieve into a warmed gravy colour slightly and boat. Carve the beef and serve with show a golden the gravy on the side.
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