Rare roast beef - storing remaining meat?

socks_uk

I went to Asda to buy some casserole/braising/stewing steak to make a stew but noticed the topside joints were only £6 a kilo rather than over £8 a kilo for meat for the stew, so I bought a 2 kilo piece.

I have cooked it rare and it was beautiful, but I'm not sure if I should now continue to cook it until it is no longer red/pink inside or is it safe to put in the fridge to have more tomorrow? All the leftover meat will be used in stirfry/stew etc.
Can anyone advise me please?
Thanks.

TonyMMM

Perfectly safe .... Slice it thinly (no need to cook it any more) ...Great for salads or sandwiches, you could use in a stir-fry, but would be a waste to put in a stew (and wouldn't work well anyway).

It will be fine in the fridge for quite a few days, or you could freeze it.

meritaten

Be fine for two or three days hun as long as the cooking wasnt too rare! if you are not sure, then try to use it up in stir fries rather than sandwiches.

socks_uk

Thanks for the replies but I did put it back in the oven about 30 minutes ago as the juices were blood colour. We like rare steak so it was just as we like it, in fact, when we go to a Sizzling Steak pub I ask for mine 'blue' so that it is still rare when it has finished sizzling!

I'll turn it off soon so it's not cremated!

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socks_uk wrote: »

Thanks for the replies but I did put it back in the oven about 30 minutes ago as the juices were blood colour. We like rare steak so it was just as we like it, in fact, when we go to a Sizzling Steak pub I ask for mine 'blue' so that it is still rare when it has finished sizzling!

I'll turn it off soon so it's not cremated!

Take it out now, or it will be overdone. I love rare beef and even when the juices are pink it keeps fine in the fridge for a few days and is much easier to slice when cold.

If you do want to use some of it for stews then you'll need to cook it long and slow otherwise it will be tough. I normally keep some for sandwiches and then make a pie filling in the slow cooker. Oh I'm envious! What wouldn't I give for a slice of rare roast beef right now.

Once you've had more replies I'll add this to our leftover beef thread as your question may help others.

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socks_uk

Pink. wrote: »

Take it out now, or it will be overdone. I love rare beef and even when the juices are pink it keeps fine in the fridge for a few days and is much easier to slice when cold.

If you do want to use some of it for stews then you'll need to cook it long and slow otherwise it will be tough. I normally keep some for sandwiches and then make a pie filling in the slow cooker. Oh I'm envious! What wouldn't I give for a slice of rare roast beef right now.

Once you've had more replies I'll add this to our leftover beef thread as your question may help others.

Pink

No worries... it's out!

My husband wanted me to coat it in dry onion soup powder mix before it was originally cooked. It is something they do in Canada (he's Canadian) so I gave it a go. Quite nice actually!

Sorry, I wasn't aware there was a 'left over beef' thread... I just searched for storing rare beef. I'll go see if I can find it! xx

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socks_uk wrote: »

No worries... it's out!


Sorry, I wasn't aware there was a 'left over beef' thread... I just searched for storing rare beef. I'll go see if I can find it! xx

Hey socks, it's not a problem. I like the idea of onion soup powder for a change as I always dust mine with mustard powder and then loads of cracked black pepper.

Here you go: leftover beef ???

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lostinrates

I just want to echo, with feeling, the cry to not over cook (ro your rare tastes) roast beef so to eatit cold.

I hate cold roast beef as it is purchase able in England, or well done cold cut. It's brown and uninspiring and a funny texture. In fact I avoid cold meats at all in such a way......but cold, rare roast beef is a delight, a treasure, with it's delicate pink middle, real texture and the taste not cooked out of it!

gibson123

Oh yum, I do enjoy a lovely bookmaker sandwich with rare roast beef,

socks_uk

Well, from having cooked it on Saturday, we have had roast beef dinner twice, beef with a mound of mashed swede/carrot and broccoli and tonight we are having beef & broccoli with noodles or rice.

4 meals for 2 people for £12 (plus veg) can't be bad!