Roast Beef

Name: Roast Beef
Cook time: PT0D2H0M
Total time: PT0D2H0M
Yield: serves 8-10
Ingredients: 1 boneless beef shell roast (8 lb.); Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Excellent quality meat requires little more than salt and pepper.

Serves
serves 8-10
Time
2 hours

PHOTOGRAPHY: DAVID MALOSH; FOOD STYLING: SIMON ANDREWS; PROP STYLING: SUMMER MOORE

By SAVEUR Editors

Updated on December 16, 2021

This roast beef, nicknamed “Stegosaurus” for its sheer size, was enjoyed by the late journalist R.W. Apple Jr. at his friend Bill Baker’s English New Year’s feast. Save the beef drippings for savory Yorkshire puddings. A meat thermometer are an underrated kitchen tool but is the best investment you can make for perfectly cooked roasts. With just three ingredients, timing and technique is everything. An instant-read meat thermometer is an underrated kitchen tool and is the only way to guarantee juicy, perfectly cooked roasts every single time.

Ingredients

1 boneless beef shell roast (8 lb.)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

Step 1

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450°F. Season the beef all over with salt and black pepper. Place the roast fat-side up in a Dutch oven or large cast-iron skillet and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads 120°F (for medium rare), about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let the beef rest for 30 minutes before carving into thick slices.

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