Let me take a moment to introduce myself before we dive into how to make this delectable roast beef recipe. My name is Kim and I blog over at Cravings of a Lunatic. My blog is filled with easy recipes; they are a must at our house. With two busy hooligans and enough pets to fill a zoo, my life is pretty chaotic. So I keep recipes simple, but utterly delicious. My motto in life is, “I crave it, I make it, I eat it.” Life is short so I figure we should enjoy every moment of it. One of my favourite things to make on weekends is roast beef. I’ve been known to whip up a great Sirloin Roast from time to time. But my all time favourite cut of beef is Prime Rib Roast. There’s something about a great bone-in roast that just makes me a happy girl. Cooking bone-in roast is a great way to make sure your roast is flavourful. I know some folks get nervous about recipes with the bone still in it. Don’t let it scare you. It’s really quite easy to make.
I’ve tried a dozens of variations of rib roasts in my day. There are so many great ways to jazz up a roast. Recently I asked some friends for suggestions for cooking shows to watch while I work. I spend so much time sitting down while editing photos that I wanted something to watch while I’m working. A good friend of mine suggested a show called Farmhouse Rules. I’d never heard of it. I’m going to be honest… Canadian television just doesn’t offer up great selection. One day I happened to be working while the neighbour’s kids were playing hockey. I wanted to drown out the noise a bit so I turned on the TV and found an episode of Farmhouse Rules. I knew immediately this show was going to become a favourite of mine. Nancy Fuller is delightful to watch and has this very approachable way of cooking old school recipes. You know, recipes us old gals have grown up making and eating. I instantly loved her show.
The very first episode I watched she made Rib Roast with Red Wine Au Jus. She also made Yorkshire Pudding. I sat on the couch practically salivating as I watched her whip up the roast and sauce. I mean this lady knew her stuff! I’ve watched a lot of cooking shows and not all of them are as good as hers. She cooks rustic food for people who LOVE to eat. That’s exactly how I love to cook and eat. So my addiction to her show began there. It was just a week later when I chatted with Lori about making Roast and Yorkshire Pudding for RecipeGirl. Perfect timing. While I’ve made them both before, I had been chomping at the bit to try Nancy recipes. This gave me the perfect excuse to give her recipes a try and see if they were as amazing as they looked on TV. Let me just say she’s a genius. Her recipes are easy to follow and the taste was out of this world.
So thanks to Lori for giving me a good excuse to take a break from making so many sweet recipes and dive head first into a couple of amazing savoury recipes. I tend to be one of those people who doesn’t use a recipe for savoury recipes. I just head into the kitchen and let things unfold. This was a fun reminder to try new recipes more often. This roast turned out perfectly and I’m so impressed by that fact. A couple of tips for cooking this: One is to use a rack of some sort. You don’t want the roast sitting in liquid for this type of roast. You want it elevated slightly. Another tip is to make sure the fat side is face-up. Now this won’t look as pretty if you’re a food blogger and need to take photos of the roast after. But some things are more important than gorgeous photos. Things like taste trump pretty pictures. It’s important to place the fatty side up when cooking because that way the juice from all that fat drips down into the roast as it cooks. It almost becomes self-basting. It’s a pretty cool trick that I use often when cooking beef and pork. Another thing to remember is not to be afraid of a roast with some fat on it. Fat equals flavour. My thought is you’re not eating roast beef every day, so live a little! Buy a roast that has some nice ripples through it. I hope you love this recipe as much as my family and I did. Thanks so much to Lori for having me today. It was a pleasure to be here cooking up such a fun recipe for everyone. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment. I’ll do my best to help as much as I can. Have a fabulous week (and check back tomorrow for that Yorkshire Pudding recipe!)
