Good quality beef joint for a reasonable price

joee

Hello all,

I am starting to plan my christmas dinner and thought that along with the traditional turkey it would be nice to have some beef.

My question is does anybody know of any decent joints for under £15 please?

Thank you
Jo

fruityboots31

I was thinking about beef for Christmas dinner. Went through all the joints and decided on brisket in the slow cooker. Biggest joint you can afford because the smaller it is the drier it will be.

Laurajo_2

Beef is all about the way you cook it! If your having it as well as turkey rather than the main centrepiece, I'd second brisket!

Brisket is one of the cheaper cuts, and has a lovely flavour. You can easily get a decent joint for under a tenner.

It definitely needs to be cooked very slowly, and as fruity boots said, a slow cooker is ideal - don't roast it, it will be dry and chewy, bung it in with a load of stock and leave it overnight and it will be melting! Also it frees up room in the oven for the turkey and is relatively hassle free.

If I was just having beef and no turkey (and no budget) I'd go for a roast rib...unfortunately dh is a philistine and insists on his meat being cooked completely through which kills it IMO - so you might as well be having brisket!

Horace

I guess it depends on the number of people you are cooking for.

I either get topside or brisket from my local butcher and always get a bigger joint because I know that the meat shrinks when it is cooked. I have never paid £15 for a joint of beef - more like £8 at the very most.

Brisket - done in the slow cooker or on a low heat on the stove top is divine. I cook mine in water (half way up the joint), add peeled and sliced onions, peeled and chopped carrots, some black pepper and a pinch of dried herbs. It always tastes great plus you get some gravy with it too.

To find a good butcher look for the shop with the queue outside it, also ask your neighbours for recommendations.