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How to prepare and roast beef

  1. Season the joint with the crushed pepper and sea salt or a flavouring of your choice. Press onto the fat and flesh to evenly coat.
  2. Roast for 20 minutes at 220C/fan 200C/gas 7, then turn the oven down to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3.
  3. Cook for 20 minutes per 450g for medium/15 minutes per 450g for rare. Rest the meat for 15-30 minutes in a warm place.
  4. Slice the meat neatly away from the bone. Cut the meat away from in between the bones or separate the bones and serve as they are.
  5. Carve the joint into slices and serve.

Tip: Resting meat will make it more tender and juicy as it allows the juices to reabsorb evenly through it after cooking. Put your joint on a warm plate and cover it loosely. Set aside for 15-30 mins before carving.

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Onemanandhislabs

Never cook a rib of beef this long! Up to 2kg do 20 min @ 220 over 2kg for 30 mins then 12 min per 500g for rare, 15min per 500g for medium etc.

n8gb9dgwzf99302

Don’t follow this guidance after cooking a 1.2kilo rib of beef my thermostat read 75 when inserted in the need as stated following this guidance will ruin your rib of beef , please correct or take the article down , it’s embarrassing !!!

hanna26027563925

Completely wasted a beautiful piece of meat! Totally over cooked! 🤬

john00416

Ruined a £50 rib using these timings. Do not use. Completely well done and horrible. Boxing day disaster...

gillwaite

I did this and followed the cooking times for rare as we like our beef very rare. Although the meat was still very moist it was well done, so very disappointed

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