Traditional Northern Irish Beef Silverside Sunday Roast Recipe

by Ella Dooly

We've taken another recipe straight from the tattered pages of our granny's traditional Northern Irish cookery book! Today, we're sharing a tasty Sunday roast made with succulent and tender beef, a nourishing medley of potatoes and a lovely effortless gravy. Our tasty Sunday roast needs nothing more than a few top-notch ingredients and 3 or 4 hours in a pot: hands-off perfection!

Ingredients:

For the Beef Silverside Sunday Roast

1 Home Butchers Beef Silverside Roasting Joint

1 large onion, sliced

1 cup water

1 or 2 large potatoes, chopped

3 or 4 large carrots, chopped

a few knobs of butter

a bay leaf

salt and pepper

Instructions:

  1. Add the butter to a large stockpot and melt.
  2. Add the onion and cook until softened.
  3. Add the roasting joint, browning all over for a few minutes.
  4. Tumble in the potatoes, carrots and water. Season with salt and pepper and a bay leaf.
  5. Cover the pot with a lid, reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook the beef for 3 to 4 hours until well done and tender.
  6. Remove the bay leaf and serve over mashed potato, being sure to scoop out some of the lovely gravy.
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