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Silverside recipes

A cheaper cut of beef from the rear of the animal. It’s very lean and contains no bone, making it a good cut to braise or boil in a stew or casserole, or to make mince.

Beef stew with fluffy dumplings
by James Martin

This is the ultimate cold-weather comforter that will stick to your ribs after a hearty wintry walk.

Main course

More silverside recipes

South African-inspired sausage rolls

by Matt Tebbutt
Light meals & snacks

Beef stew with fluffy dumplings

by James Martin
Main course

Pot-roasted beef with red wine, prunes and bacon (pašticada)

by Rick Stein
Main course

Typically made with silverside

Salt beef

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Other beef

Braising steak

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Beef cheek

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Chuck and blade

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Flank

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Beef mince

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Oxtail

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Rib of beef

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Beef short ribs

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Shin

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Sirloin

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Topside

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Rump

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T-bone steak

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