Spiced Beef Recipes

IRISH SPICED BEEF

Steps:

• Place beef in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; rub with brown sugar. Refrigerate, covered, 24 hours., In a small bowl, mix salt, chopped onion, bay leaves and seasonings; rub over beef. Refrigerate, covered, 3 days, turning and rubbing salt mixture into beef once each day., Preheat oven to 325°. Remove and discard salt mixture. Place beef, onions, carrots, celery and stout in a roasting pan. Add water to come halfway up the brisket. Roast, covered, 4-4-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Cool meat in cooking juices for 1 hour., Remove beef; discard vegetables and cooking juices. Transfer beef to a 13x9-in. baking dish. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve with rye bread, cheese and mustard.

SPICED BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• For marinade, combine the onion, vinegar, broth, brown sugar, bay leaf and seasonings in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Cool to room temperature., Pierce roast several times with a meat fork; place in a large resealable plastic bag. Add cooled marinade. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Place meat and marinade in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 hours. Stir in dried fruit and raisins. Bake 45-55 minutes longer or until meat and fruit are tender. Discard bay leaf. Remove roast to a platter; let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. , For gravy, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Pour pan juices into a saucepan; gradually stir in cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with beef.

SPICED ROUND OF BEEF

Steps:

• Serve with oven baked potatoes.
• Put the coriander seeds in a mortar and pound them with a pestle.
• Stir in the rest of the spices and seasonings, then pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in the white wine.
• Put the beef in large zip lock bag, pour the marinade over the beef, push the air out of the bag and seal it.
• Massage the marinade around the beef and refrigerate for about 24 hours, turning and massaging occasionally.
• Preheat the oven to 300f degrees.
• Heat the oil in a deep casserole just large enough to hold the beef snugly.
• I use my cast iron dutch oven.
• Add all the vegetables and cook over gentle heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or untl they start to soften.
• Lift the beef out of the marinade and place on top of the veggies.
• Strain 1 1/4 cups of the marinade into a measuring cup and add the broth and the red wine.
• Pour the liquid over the beef.
• Add the parsley, cover and place in the oven.
• Bake for 2 to 3 hours, or until the beef is tender.
• For the last hour, wash and score the potatoes.
• Place potatoes on oven grate around the outside of the casserole.
• Bake 1 hour, or until fork tender.

ENGLISH SPICED BEEF

Steps:

• Saltpeter is a necessary preservative when curing meat and also adds a pleasing red color otherwise the beef will turn out a murky grey.
• Rub the meat all over with the sugar and put it in a pot with a lid for 2 days. Leave it in a cool place, turning and rubbing the meat occasionally with the sticky liquor that develops.
• Crush the peppercorns, juniper and allspice with a pestle and mortar and mix with the salt and saltpeter.
• Rub this mixture well into the meat and leave it in the pot for a further 9 days. Turn the meat and rub the pickling mixture into the flesh daily.
• When the pickling is complete, remove the beef and rub off any excess spices adhering to the surface. Do not rinse it.
• Wrap the meat in cooking foil [the Victorians used suet] and put into a large ovenproof pot. Add about 10 fl oz water, cover the pot with a double layer of foil and fit the lid on tightly.
• Preheat the oven to 275 deg F.
• Bake the meat slowly allowing 45 min per lb.
• When the meat is cooked, remove the pot and set aside until it is quite cold.
• Unwrap the meat, drain off any excess liquid and place on a board.
• Cover with foil, put a weight on it and leave for at least 24 hr.
• Carve the meat into thin slices and serve with anything from good mustard to pickled kumquats.

IRISH SPICED BEEF

Steps:

• Mix all the flavorings and spices together.
• Place the beef in a large bowl and rub all over with the spice and flavoring mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Rub in the mixture once or twice a day for a week; turn the beef as you repeat the rubbing in process.
• The spices and flavorings will now be mixed with the juices drawn from the beef.
• Tie up the meat firmly and place in a large pot.
• Rub in a last teaspoon of ground cloves.
• Cover with cold water to which a bottle of Guinness has been added.
• Simmer gently for 6 hours.
• Allow to cool in the cooking liquid.
• When cool, remove from the cooking liquid, place on a serving dish and cover with a weighted plate.
• Refrigerate until serving time.
• Serve cold, thinly sliced.

SPICED BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a strong plastic bag. Put the roast into the bag and seal tightly. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 days turning the bag at least 2 times a day.
• Remove roast from the marinade, and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour before browning.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a large dutch oven over high heat. Pat the roast dry of excess marinade. Season the roast with salt and pepper, and sear on all sides until golden brown.
• Remove the roast to a dish. Heat the oil in the pan and saute the carrots, onions, garlic, celery, and thyme. Add the red wine and any left over marinade to the vegetables, and bring it to a simmer. Scrape up any bits in the bottom of the pot.
• Place the roast back into the pot. Cover the pot with a heavy lid and bake, half the total cooking time with the lid on, and half without. Allow 20 minutes per pound of meat, or until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F, about 2 hours.
• Add water to pot if it looks like its drying out too fast. Remove the roast to a platter, and let rest for 15 minutes before carving. Strain the gravy from the pot and put in a sauceboat.

SPICED RICE WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Blitz the ginger and garlic to a paste in a small food processor. Put the beef in a large bowl and add the ginger-garlic paste, the allspice, cloves, 2 tsp black pepper and 2 tsp salt. Mix to coat the beef, then cover and leave to marinate for 30 mins. Will keep chilled for up to a day.
• Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pan over a medium heat and cook the onion for 8 mins until soft and translucent. Tip the beef and any leftover marinade into the pan and sizzle for 10 mins until the beef starts to caramelise in places.
• Add the cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, thyme, all- purpose seasoning and stock. Bring to a simmer, then cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 1 hr, then remove the lid and cook for another 30 mins. The beef should be tender but still holding together. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Leave to cool completely, then seal in an airtight container and freeze for up to two months.
• Tip the rice into the beef mixture with just enough water to cover it by about 1cm. Stir, then dot the butter over the top. Cover and bake in the oven for 30 mins. Fluff the rice up with a fork and serve with Ghanaian gravy (see 'Goes well with').

SPICED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C).
• In Dutch oven over medium-high heat, melt butter or margarine. Cook beef in two batches until browned, stirring often. Remove beef from Dutch oven and set aside. Stir in flour.
• Add broth, beer, onion, garlic, brown sugar, thyme and bay leaf. Heat to boil. Return beef to dish. Cover and bake at 350 degree F(175 C) for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add mixed vegetables. Cover and bake for 1 hour, or until beef is done. Remove bay leaf and serve.

SPICED ROAST BEEF

Steps:

• Combine all the spices and ½ tbsp salt together in a pestle and mortar. Give everything a good grind, keeping a little of its coarseness. Rub the oil and then the ground spices all over the beef and massage in well. Cover and chill overnight to marinate.
• Next day, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Weigh your joint and roast for 10 mins per 450g for rare meat and 15 mins per 450g for medium, plus an extra 20 mins. Cover and rest for 20 mins while you finish the salads, then slice and serve. Alternatively, roast the beef in the morning and serve at room temperature for dinner.

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS SPICED BEEF

Steps:

• Rub the meat all over with the sugar and put it in a pot with a lid for 2 days.
• Leave it in a cool place, turning and rubbing the meat at least 2 times a day with the sticky liquor that develops.
• Crush the peppercorns, juniper berries and allspice with a mortar and pestle and mix with the salt and saltpeter. Rub this mixture well into the meat and leave it in the pot for another 9 days in a very cool place.
• Turn the meat and rub the pickling mixture into the meat daily.
• When the pickling is complete, remove the beef and rub off any excess spices adhering to the surface.
• Do not rinse it.
• Wrap the meat in suet and put into a large ovenproof pot.
• Add about 10 fl oz water, cover the pot with a tight fitting lid.
• Preheat the oven to 275 deg F.
• Bake the meat slowly allowing 45 min per lb.
• When the meat is cooked, remove from the pot and set aside until it is quite cold.
• Unwrap the meat, drain off any excess liquid and place on a board.
• Cover with clean cheese cloth, put a weight on it and leave for at least 24 hrs in a very cold place.
• Carve the meat into thin slices and serve with good mustard or horseradish and pickled onions.