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Roast Beef

Beef sirloin seared, then roasted in a very hot oven and basted with red wine: serve it hot with its juices or cold, thinly sliced.
Recipe Roast Beef
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 5 minutes
  • Cooking 35 minutes
  • Servings for 6 people

Roast Beef is an English main course in which a Sirloin, one of the most tender and prized cuts of Beef, is seared in a pan and then roasted in the oven. Classic Roast Beef can be served hot or cold. Hot, it comes with its pan juices and a side of Oven-Roasted Potatoes; cold, it is dressed with olive oil, lemon and parsley or served as cold cuts.

Oven-Roasted Beef is also a good choice if you’re watching what you eat or want something light. In that case, I suggest a side of Baked Zucchini or a Cabbage Salad. The Roast Beef recipe is very easy to make, so let’s get started.

Ingredients for 6 people

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Method

  1. To make the Roast Beef, start by heating the oven to its highest temperature. In a small saucepan, toast the mustard, flour and plenty of pepper over low heat, then transfer everything to a medium bowl and mix to combine well. Coat the meat with the mixture you just made, then sear it in a pan with the butter for about 5 minutes, turning it halfway through.
  2. Transfer the meat to the rack of the hot oven, with a drip pan on the shelf below. Roast for 15 minutes at the highest temperature: after the first 5 minutes, baste the meat with the red wine, then baste it every 5 minutes with the juices that collect in the drip pan, until the end of cooking. 15 minutes after you started, lower the oven to 200 °C (400 °F), season the meat with salt and roast for another 15 minutes, still basting it every 5 minutes.
  3. When it’s done, take the meat out of the oven and wrap it in aluminum foil for about 10 minutes. Then slice the meat and serve the Roast Beef. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Tips

If your piece of beef has an irregular shape, I suggest tying it with kitchen twine before cooking.

You can cut your Roast Beef into thin slices with a meat slicer, or into slightly thicker slices with a knife. For perfectly even slices, I recommend using a special meat slicing tool.

Storage

You can store Roast Beef in the fridge for a couple of days, in an airtight container.

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