How to Make Roast Beef with Plum Pudding — The Victorian Way

beef roast

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Turkey is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

plum pudding

🥗Healthier: fruitcake

💰Cheaper: bread pudding

Fruitcake can be lighter, and bread pudding is often more economical.

Prepare the ingredients: flour, salt, sirloin of beef, and plum pudding.

String the beef joint tightly to prevent it from flapping around on the spit.

Dredge the beef with flour and salt to help form a crust and allow juices to flow.

Place the beef in front of a quick fire for about two hours to roast.

Collect the fat that comes off the beef in the pan below to make gravy later.

Prepare the plum pudding by using a wet cloth that is floured, and tie it up with string.

Boil the pudding in the cloth for about two hours, ensuring it is ready at the same time as the beef.

Once the beef is cooked, serve it immediately without resting, but remember to remove the string.

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