Bought this beef joint thing.......what do I do with it now?!

LoopyLinz

Hi Guys

Ok went to Mr A, bought a sliverside joint thing and having never cooked beef or anything in my life I have no idea what I am actually supposed to do with it!

I have had a little search and most of the recipies I can find have red wine and stuff in them but neither hubby or I are very big drinkers so probably not really going to like it.

Can anyone give me a step by step process of what I actually need to do. Whats searing? Do I cover it? What else do I chuck in there?! Ohhhhh getting stressed already!

I have a fan assisted oven so not too sure if this makes a difference?!

Linz xoxox

radiohelen

Roast it...

Don't know how much it weighs so try here...

http://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/scripts/simply.php?header=tipsroasting

It will be great!

Sunnyday

Silverside should be cooked slowly. I haven`t cooked any for ages but i used to wrap it in foil and put it in a dish with water in the bottom (about half an inch). The water somehow ends up in with the beef.

Crush some peppercorns and sprinkle them on the beef first, if you chop a couple of onions and put them in the foil too you can blitz them in the blender for gravy with the juices.

For the last half hour of cooking open up the foil but don`t let the meat get dry, leave until cool to carve.
HTH
SD

SunnyGirl

I've always done it in a similar way to Sunnyday in the post above. Searing the meat means heating up a dry frying pan until it's very hot and plonk the joint in it. Turn it every minute or so until the whole of the outside of it is browned - put it on its end for the top & bottoms. I then chop an onion, some carrots & whatever other veggies I have in, cover it with stock and put it in the slow cooker or a casserole dish in the oven on quite low for about 3 - 4 hours. When it's cooked take out the meat & put on a warmed plate thightly covered in foil to rest for 15mins and thicken the stock with cornflour to make a gravy. Carve the meat into slices and serve Hope that this helps and that you can understand my ramblings

Jem8472

I am doing beef on sunday, Rub mustard all over the beef. Then put into the oven with about an inch of water at the bottom of the tray. Cover with foil and cook for about half the time with foil and uncover for the last part.

Cooking times will depend if you want it rare or not. (rare to medium rare is best I think)

Sunnyday

Loopylinz - How was the beef?

SD