Roast Beef with Yorkshire Puddings
Serves 75
Ingredients
- 7.5kg topside beef
- Seasoning
- Rosemary
Ingredients for Yorkshire Puddings
- 30 eggs
- 3 litres milk
- 2kg flour
- Lard
Method
Beef

1. Preheat oven to Gas Mark 5 / 190°C / 375°F
2. Brush a little oil on each joint
3. Season joints add a little sprig rosemary on each joint
4. Wrap each joint in baking parchment
5. Cover each joint with tin foil
6. Cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes, check temperature may need further cooking.
7. Rest ready for slicing
Yorkshire Puddings
8. Put flour and seasoning in a large bowl, stir in eggs one at a time, then slowly whisk in milk to form a smooth batter. Rest in fridge for at least 30mins.
9. Melt lard and add a little to bun tins, place in oven on 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6, for 5 minutes.
10. Ladle mix into tins, bake for 30 minutes at 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4, until risen and golden.
Nutritional Analysis
Per portion (163g)
- Energy: 322 kcal / 1354 KJ
- Fat: 12.4g
- Saturates: 4.8g
- Protein: 28.5g
- Carbohydrate: 22.1g
- Sugars: 2.2g
- Fibre: 0.8g
- Sodium: 241mg
Per 100g
- Energy: 198 kcal / 833 KJ
- Fat: 7.9g
- Saturates: 3.1g
- Protein: 19g
- Carbohydrate: 13.6g
- Sugars: 1.4g
- Fibre: 0.5g
- Sodium: 148mg

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