Topside of beef cooking times

Method

1. Remove the beef from the fridge and unwrap it from the packaging. Pat it dry and leave it to come to room temperature for 1 hr before you want to roast it.

2.

Preheat your oven to 220°C/Fan 200°C/Gas 7.

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Place the beef in a snug roasting tin. Drizzle over 1 tbsp oil and dust with salt and pepper. Tuck the bouquet garni and whole, unpeeled garlic cloves under the beef. Drop in the whole, unpeeled shallots.

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Slide the tin into the oven and roast for 20 mins.

3. After 20 mins, turn the heat down to 190°C/ Fan 170°C/Gas 5. Cook the beef for 55 mins. This will give you rare beef. The beef will be slightly undercooked at this stage, but it’ll continue cooking while it rests.

If you prefer your beef more well-done, roast for 1 hr 15 mins for medium, or 1 hr 45 mins for well-done.

4. Lift the beef from the roasting tin and place on a warm plate or board, leaving the bouquet garni, shallots and garlic in the tin.

2kg topside beef cooking time

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1.3kg topside beef cooking time

How to cook topside beef so it's tender

Slow cooked beef topside roast in oven

Loosely cover the beef with foil and leave to rest for 1 hr. After 1 hr you can check the internal temperature of the beef. Push a digital thermometer into the

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