How to Make Cold Roast Beef

Cold roast beef fillet is a good dish to serve at parties. For an elegant display, slice fillet crosswise, arrange it on a cutting board or platter, and garnish with parsley. Serves eight.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Trimmed 3 To 3 1/2 Lb. Fillets Of Beef
• Meat Thermometers
• Oiled Roasting Pans

1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
2. Pat dry fillet, and season it with salt and pepper.
3. In an oiled roasting pan, roast fillet for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers 130 degrees F (for medium-rare meat).
4. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Tips & Warnings

• You can roast the fillet two days in advance and keep it wrapped and chilled.
• See "How to Make Cucumber Horseradish Sauce" and "How to Make a Curried Yogurt Sauce" for sauces to serve with fillet.