beef - quick or slow - high or low?

[crisgal]

i've got a large piece of beef left over from crimbo.
Would you cook it long and slow or on a higher heat for a shorter length of time?
I usually cook it high-ish, thinking that was the modern way, but it's never really tender :(

[nonomaybe]

there are many cuts of beef, each requiring different ways of cooking, for example the tougher the piece the slower the cook and the better the cut the faster one cooks it. Perhaps the answer would be to go on a beef cooking site and take your pick.

[DONNAKEBABUK]

slow cooker, overnight with a little water, salt and some beef gravy granules.

Yum !

Katie. x

[fathead]

MMMMMMMMM! I'm with Katie on that one - serve sliced in big soft buns with the gravy running down your chin!!!
I'm hungry now!

[crisgal]

yes, i could easily search t'internet, but nothing beats experience don't you think?

Katie, that's REALLY slow isn't it? I don't have a slow cooker I'm afraid.

by the way, it's topside

[cruella]

crisgal,
Roast it on a low to medium heat for a few hours.
It will turn out tender.

[josie48]

You could also boil it crisgal. Place the beef in a large saucepan filled with cold water,add an oxo,bring to the boil and let it simmer for about 2 hours. It cuts like butter.

[DONNAKEBABUK]

BUY a slow cooker IMMEDIATELY ! I bought mine, brand new, still in the box at a Car Boot Sale for �3.00 and could not live without it. I even stick a whole frozen chicken in there first thing in a morning with water, salt and lemon and when I get home from work it falls off the bone !

Everything in my house by way of cookery is done in the slow cooker.

Try a joint of lamb in it too with a full jar of mint sauce (8p from Tesco) water and a little salt and pepper.

Oh you have got me going now..

Katie. x

[crisgal]

i don't really know if a slow cooker would be big enough. They look so small. There are five of us. can you get jumbo ones?

[cruella]

I have a huge Slow Cooker that I got in a gift.
I really need a smaller one.
I still cannot get to grips with our Slow Cooker.
I prefer the oven.

[Booldawg]

Slow cooking is ideal for beef, as it can often be tough. I like to crisp it off in the oven for an hour after though. It'll be like carving through butter with a hot knife. Mmmmm!

[crisgal]

i am very tempted now. If you put it on ebay cruella, give us a shout!

The beef is in oven now, on a bed of onions, garlic, celery carrots and red wine.
It will be ready about midnight - yawn. Hope the family appreciate it tomorrow!