French roast beef

Name: How to cook French roast beef - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Thomas Harrington

French roast beef

Need I say more this is a recipe I enjoy making from Thomas Jefferson‘s cookbook tons of historic recipes very very good simple fair so try this one out let me know what you think and I’ll share more not that I’m not going to anyway

Ingredient

Food ration :

4-6 servings

Cooking time :

26 hrs

6-7 lbs

roast rib, beef

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Take the roast and soak it in a vinegar, oil brine (see note)

* Step 2

Allow to sit 12-24 hrs in brine, put it in the roasting pan, dust it with salt, pepper, and a little flour then put in a hot oven (recipe doesn’t call for a specific temp.)

* Step 3

Roast for 1 1/2 hrs. Basting it four to five times. 1/2 C. Of water may be added

* Step 4

Place roast on a platter, skim off fat, and pour gravy over roast

* Step 5

Slice and enjot

* Step 6

BRINE: in a deep pot lay one bay leaf on it along with 3 sprigs of parsley and 3 sliced onions. Pour over 3/4 C. Olive oil and 3/4 C. Vinegar, let sit

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