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Hi. I want to make my first roast (beef). Is it better to bake it in
the oven, or to cook it on the stove? Do I need to add potatoes,
onions, carrots, etc? I would also appreciate any specific
recipes/tips. I want to impress my fiance's parents.


It depends on the cut of beef. Cheaper, tougher cuts are good as pot
roast, which can be done on the stove, though I think that once the meat
is seared and the broth added it is better cooked in the oven. A good cut
of beef should definitely be done in the oven. You can roast the
vegetables in the pan with the roast, but they can also be roasted in a
separate pan. Cut them into appropriate sizes so that they will cook in
the same amount of time, rub them with a bit of oil and season with salt
and pepper. Good gravy and Yorkshire Pudding should impress them.



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Hi. I want to make my first roast (beef). Is it better to bake it in
the oven, or to cook it on the stove? Do I need to add potatoes,
onions, carrots, etc? I would also appreciate any specific
recipes/tips. I want to impress my fiance's parents.
Thanks!

Doug Miller



you can go to
www.google.com and look up recipe sites. Just about anyone
will have some recipes for pot roast. you can add what ever you want to it.
I have seen a recipe for a Salsa Roast. My husband doesn't like traditional
pot roast.


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On 14 Jan 2005 09:40:43 -0800, "
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Hi. I want to make my first roast (beef). Is it better to bake it in
the oven, or to cook it on the stove? Do I need to add potatoes,
onions, carrots, etc? I would also appreciate any specific
recipes/tips. I want to impress my fiance's parents.
Thanks!

Doug Miller



This will depend upon the cut of meat you choose to prepare. The most
tender cuts are usually best dry-roasted and those that need slower
and moist cooking to tenderize them are usually best "pot roasted."

What cut of meat did you have in mind?

Boron
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:47:01 -0500, Dave Smith
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Hi. I want to make my first roast (beef). Is it better to bake it in
the oven, or to cook it on the stove? Do I need to add potatoes,
onions, carrots, etc? I would also appreciate any specific
recipes/tips. I want to impress my fiance's parents.


I regularly entertain guests with a roast beef dinner.

1) Buy a decent roast. Get a prime rib roast with two ribs. Smaller
roasts don't cook as well. A five pound, two rib prime rib roast will
feed up four to six people as long as everybody doesn't really pig
out. Get a small wire rack to raise the roast about 1/2" off the
bottom of the roasting pan.

2) Get a meat thermometer. Insert the tip until it's in the middle of
the roast, but NOT touching any bone. Put in the oven on the wire rack
in the roasting pan at 320°.

3) If you're going to make roast potatoes, before you put the roast in
the oven, cut up the potatoes about 2" square and bring to a boil in a
pot in the stove top. Simmer for 10 minutes. Arrange them in the pan
around the roast and put everything in the oven. As the roast is
cooking, turn the potatoes every 30 minutes. Cooking time
approximately 2.5 - 3 hours.

Cook until the meat thermometer indicates your desired doneness, rare,
medium, well done.

If you want to make gravy, you can get the type that you make in the
drippings of the roasting pan on the stove top after you take the
cooked roast and potatoes out, or make the type done in a pot on the
stove top. Both types taste good, the type done in the roasting pan
tastes, better.

Extras - Garlic bread, a bottle of dry red wine (two might be needed),
salad and some type of desert. Store bought pie and cooked in your
oven, (it can cook while you're eating) or something like black forest
cake, also store bought.

All of this cooking is rated as easy.

Enjoy!

When you master this process, I'll give you some desserts to make.


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alphageek wrote:
Hi. I want to make my first roast (beef). Is it better to bake it in
the oven, or to cook it on the stove? Do I need to add potatoes,
onions, carrots, etc? I would also appreciate any specific
recipes/tips. I want to impress my fiance's parents.
Thanks!


I make standing rib roasts all the time. Pick one up that weighs
4-6 lbs if the 4 of you have good appetites. I carve the meat
along the level of the bones , dust all the surfaces with non-salt
lemon-pepper, Nichols Garden 800-422-3985
(http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com) makes the best that I've
found
(http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/...RM8XA7PLX6C2W2)
and place the meat back onto the shelf of bones. Then sliver
elephant garlic and insert it into holes every 1 1/2" around the
top and sides of the meat. place the meat on an rack in a glass
roasting pan with a single layer of 34" think slices of new
potatoes and 1/4'd yellow onions surrounding the meat. Cook the
meat in the oven on the center rack for 12-15 minutes per lb
depending on how over cooked you want the meat. After resting for
30" the edges will be med with the rest going rare to very rare at
the center if you cookk for 12"/lb. At 15"/lb the meat will be
well on the edges and med rare at the center. Save the drippings
for the yorkshire pudding, recipe to follow.

Mix well:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
6 large eggs
2 1/2 cups milk

If the drippings are less than 3-4T add 1/2 stick of butter - NO
margarine.

Fold into drippings - don't "mix" REPEAT....
Gently - swirl into the drippings in pan, don't over-mix.
Cook 425F 20 min

The top of the pudding will stand proud of the pan by at least 3
inches, get a picture, you won't believe it. DON'T keep looking,
this is much like a souffle, it'll fall afterwards, but you can
ruin it if you get too eager.

The Yorkshire will cook in the time it takes for the meat to rest.

Enjoy, and if you have any questions, give me a yell,
Dave in Fairfax
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I thought this is a woodworking site maybe your roast turned out like a wood
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Hi. I want to make my first roast (beef). Is it better to bake it in
the oven, or to cook it on the stove? Do I need to add potatoes,
onions, carrots, etc? I would also appreciate any specific
recipes/tips. I want to impress my fiance's parents.


It depends on the cut of beef. Cheaper, tougher cuts are good as pot
roast, which can be done on the stove, though I think that once the meat
is seared and the broth added it is better cooked in the oven. A good cut
of beef should definitely be done in the oven. You can roast the
vegetables in the pan with the roast, but they can also be roasted in a
separate pan. Cut them into appropriate sizes so that they will cook in
the same amount of time, rub them with a bit of oil and season with salt
and pepper. Good gravy and Yorkshire Pudding should impress them.





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Hi. I want to make my first roast (beef). Is it better to bake it in
the oven, or to cook it on the stove? Do I need to add potatoes,
onions, carrots, etc? I would also appreciate any specific
recipes/tips. I want to impress my fiance's parents.
Thanks!

Doug Miller



What Kind of Roast?

What is the cut of beef?

Dimitri



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