beef essentials: the perfect medium rare top loin
One of my favorite things to eat is a nice medium rare roast beef sandwich. Thinly sliced beef lovingly placed on your favorite bread, the perfect horseradish sauce, a nice cold Guinness, and maybe some pub fries… So yummy. But, before you make that sandwich, you will need the perfect beef roast, cooked the right way, and this is it. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
prep time
3 Hr
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
Bunches
Ingredients
- PLAN/PURCHASE
- 2-3 pounds beef top loin, with a nice fat cap
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 teaspoon white pepper, freshly ground
- 2 teaspoons salt, kosher variety
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
How To Make beef essentials: the perfect medium rare top loin
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Step 1PREP/PREPARE
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Step 2Gather Your Ingredients (mise en place).
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Step 3Add all the ingredients (except the beef) to a large bowl.
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Step 4Thoroughly combine the spices.
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Step 5Spread the mixture evenly over the beef.
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Step 6Place the beef on a small plate, and cover loosely with cling wrap.
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Step 7Place in the refrigerator for several hours, or overnight.
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Step 8Chef’s Note: You might be tempted to cut the waiting time down a bit, but don’t. The time the beef spends with the roast will help to deliver some wonderful flavor.
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Step 9Chef's Note: After the waiting period, remove the beef from the fridge, uncover, and allow it to rest on your counter for an hour.
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Step 10Place a rack in the bottom position, and preheat your oven to 325f (160c).
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Step 11Place the beef, fat cap up, on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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Step 12Chef’s Tip: If you have a wire rack that you can place into the baking sheet, use it.
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Step 13Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the roast reads 125f (52c), for medium rare.
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Step 14Remove from the oven, and allow to completely cool.
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Step 15Chef’s Note: Do not put the hot roast into the refrigerator. Allow it to cool on your countertop.
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Step 16After cooling, cut off the fat cap, and discard.
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Step 17PLATE/PRESENT
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Step 18Thinly slice for yummy sandwiches, or slice a bit thicker and serve with some good mash potatoes & gravy, for a main dish. Enjoy
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Step 19Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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