Roast Beef with All the Trimmings (Easy)
Serves: 6 Prep Time: 10 minutes Avg. cooking time for 3lb: 1 hour 40 minutes
An easy version of roast beef using prepared Yorkshire puddings, gravy and roast potatoes
Ingredients
- 1.3kg/3lb lean rump roast or topside joint
- 15ml/1tbsp English mustard powder
- Salt and freshly milled black pepper
- For the Yorkshire Puddings:
- 1 x 220g bag prepared Yorkshire puddings
- For the Gravy:
- 300ml/½pint prepared gravy
- For the Roast Potatoes:
- 1 x 1kg bag prepared roast potatoes
Cooking Times
Rare
20 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 20 minutes Medium
25 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 25 minutes Well done
30 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 30 minutes Cooking Times
Rare
20 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 20 minutes Medium
25 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 25 minutes Well done
30 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 30 minutes Method
- Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4-5, 180-190°C, 350-375°F.
- Place the joint on a chopping board, score the skin, pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper and rub the mustard over the surface and season.
- Place the beef on a metal rack in a large roasting tin and open roast for the preferred, calculated cooking time, basting occasionally with the rich beefy juices. If the bottom of the pan seems a little dry, add a little beef stock or water.
- Prepare roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and gravy according to the packet instructions.
- Serve the beef with all the trimmings and horseradish sauce.
Method
- Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4-5, 180-190°C, 350-375°F.
- Place the joint on a chopping board, score the skin, pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper and rub the mustard over the surface and season.
- Place the beef on a metal rack in a large roasting tin and open roast for the preferred, calculated cooking time, basting occasionally with the rich beefy juices. If the bottom of the pan seems a little dry, add a little beef stock or water.
- Prepare roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and gravy according to the packet instructions.
- Serve the beef with all the trimmings and horseradish sauce.
