How to Cook Roast Beef Roast potatoes with Roast Beef gravy

beef roast

🥗Healthier: pork loin

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Pork loin is leaner, and chicken thighs are more affordable.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider

Grape juice adds flavor without alcohol, and apple cider is often less expensive.

Par boil the potatoes until slightly soft, then drain them.

Season the topside beef roast with salt and cracked black pepper.

Smear Dijon mustard over the beef roast.

Prepare a bed of chopped carrots and onions in the baking dish.

Place the beef roast on top of the vegetables in the baking dish.

Coat the par boiled potatoes with olive oil and arrange them around the beef in the baking dish.

Cover the baking dish with foil to retain heat and moisture.

Preheat the oven to 170°C (338°F) and place the baking dish in the middle of the oven.

Cook the beef and potatoes, moving the potatoes around halfway through for even browning, then cover the meat with foil again.

After cooking, remove the beef and let it rest for 20 minutes before slicing.

Deglaze the pan with boiling water to lift the caramelized juices.

Pour the juices into a pan and heat until bubbling hot.

Add beef gravy granules to the pan and stir until reaching desired thickness for the gravy.

Serve the sliced beef with roast potatoes and gravy.

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