Home Cookin 4.9 Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table High Heat cooking Instructions General Instructions (for Barbara Kafka's "Roasting A Simple Art") "Different meats and different cuts have different cooking times. That's why there are recipes. I did try to find a universal rule so that I could say as I do for fish, "ten minutes per inch" or for chicken "ten minutes per pound," and then describe the exceptions. It didn't work. Timing is as much a factor of fat content, bone content, and the shape of the roast as a specific kind of meat. The only easy rules are for boneless loin of pork or beef (the shell or strip) and venison and beef fillet. They always cook in the same amount of time since the only way they increase in size is according to their length, which will not influence the cooking time." This is her recipe for a Simple Rib Roast 4 1/2 pound without short ribs Standing rib roast (2 Ribs) or 26 Pound standing rib roast (7 ribs total) 2 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled and slivered Kosher salt to taste Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 to 2 1/2 cups red wine for deglazing 1 recipe for Yorkshire pudding. Roast should be at room temperature, not taken directly from the fridge. Place oven rack on the second level from the bottom. Heat oven to 500F. Place small roast in a 14 X 12 X2 inch roasting pan. bone side down. The large roast will need an 18 X 13 X 2 inch roasting pan. Snuggle most of the garlic, is using, under the fat and spread remainder under the meat. Season well with salt and pepper. Roast for 45 minutes. With meat in oven, reduce heat to 325° and roast for an additional 3 minutes per pound.( i.e.: 4lb =12minutes, 7lb = 21 minutes, 26 lb =78 minutes) etc..Increase heat to 450°F and roast for another 15 minutes regardless of size. Meat temperature should read 135 on an instant - read thermometer. If you like it more rare, reduce the additional 3 minutes per pound to 2 minutes or for less rare, increase the 3 minutes to 5 minutes. Remove roast from oven. Transfer to a serving platter. Pour or spoon off excess fat, reserving about 1/8 cup to 1/4 cup of fat. Put pan over high heat and add wine. Deglaze pan well scraping with a wooden spoon. Let reduce by half. Pour liquid into a small saucepan and reserve. For Whole New York Strip Loin, the directions are a little bit different. According to Barbara Kafka's instructions, it doesn't matter what size the New York strip roast is the directions are the same. Roasted New York Strip Loin one 10 pound New York Strip (16 inches) Trussed 1 head of garlic cloves lightly smashed and peeled, optional 3 to 4 springs fresh thyme kosher salt pepper 1 1/2 cup basic beef stock or a combination of beef stock, veal stock or red wine 2 tablespoons basic veal glaze optional. Place oven rack on second level from the top of the oven, or second from the bottom if the fat cover is thick. Heat oven to 500°F. Place strip of beef in an 18 x 12 x 2 inch roasting pan. If using, slip whole cloves of garlic between underside of meat and string. Tuck in the thyme. Slip some more garlic under the string along the top of the meat. Sprinkle the meat on all sides liberally with salt and peper. Put into oven one hour before it will be served. Roast for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove and transfer meat to a platter. Cut off strings. Remove the garlic cloves that are too blackened to use. Pour fat from pan. Put the roasting pan on top of the stove. Add stock or wine and the veal glaze, if using and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom vigorously with a wooden spoon. Add flavorings, if using, and any juices that hae collected in the platter on which the beef is resting. Let reduce by half. Taste for salt and pepper, pour into a sauceboat and serve. Roasted Whole beef Fillet According to Barbara........"I buy the meat by the inch. It cooks exactly the same way no matter the length as long as it s more than 4 inches long. When ordering, I usually allow about an inch and a quarter per person and an extra half inch for the two end slices. By this rule, six people will require an eight inch piece of fillet. The muscles in a fillet all run lenghtwise so that when it is sliced acrossed the serving it is also tenderized. The fillet is also called the tnederloin, and it is tender. It is a long round muscle that hides behind the bones on which the shell steak and the rib roast reside. T-bone steaks have some of the shell and, on the other side of the bone, a circle of the fillet, or tenderloin. A filet mignon is a slice cut acrossed the whole fillet to make an individual steak. 4 to 5 pound whole beef fillet (about 3 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter, a good 18 inches long) 1 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3/4 cup red wine for deglazing, optional, or 1 recipe semi-perigourdine sauce Place oven rack on second level from bottom. heat oven to 500°F Place fillet in an 18 x 12 x 2 inch roasting pan. Rub fillet with butter and oil. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper. roast for 10 mintues. turn. roast 10 mintues more. Transfer fillet to a serving platter. Pour or spoon off excess fat. Put pan on top of the burner. Add the wine or sauce and bring contents to a boil while scraping the bottome of the pan with a wooden spoon. Let reduce by half. Season with salt and pepper.

fawnridge, "sous vide" is an unfortunate fancy name for a simple cooking method. All it means is cooking at very low temperature and for as long as you want to, depending on recipes. It has nothing to do with vacuum nor pressure. There is no way you can guarantee proper cooking temperature using normal methods, so most of the time you simply over cook to make sure of food safety. Sous vide is using advanced electronic thermostatic control to guarantee cooking temperature to less than 1 degree. Electronic controls for this used to cost over $2,000 to $5,000. So only restaurants and food manufacturers could afford the equipments. Recently, you can buy the equipment for less than $200. This makes it a very popular appliance for many home cooks. The fact that you can cook at precise temperature means you now can cook with better food safety. There are lots of information on the internet to guide you regarding temperature and cooking time to be safe. Texture, short ribs sous vide cooked to medium edge to edge, yet fork tender is a new enjoyment. How to you know the meat is fully cooked? Another feature of sous vide. It is not possible to overcook or undercook. It is truly "set it forget it" I can cook a whole turkey directly from frozen to 100% cooked without having to check with a probe, no overcooking or undercooking, the entire bird.. No need to defrost for a week in the refrigerator and still not sure if the inside is fully cooked. dcarch

You would be better off slow cooking them in the oven. 225 degrees for around 5 or 6 hours. Put a wire rack on top of a throwaway pan and fill the pan 1/2 way with water. Put the ribs on the rack, fat side up for 2 hours and then flip for the balance of the cooking time. Here's a dry rub, specifically designed for beef: Boca Boys Brisket Rub - also good for beef ribs 2 tablespoons chili powder 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons paprika 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon dried oregano

Here is a very streamlined version of how I like to do prime rib. It is from a very long-time chef. As for my methods these days I'll give you the condensed version of my methods, sans any recipe ingredients for a 3-4 Rib Roast. Sightly more time in the oven for larger roasts. * Season 24-48 hours in advance and air dry in refrigerator * No need to bring roast to Room Temperature. * Remove roast from Fridge and place directly into a oven set for 200-225* *Searing on stove or Browning in oven is optional but browning is not necessary. *. Roast bone side up for first half of roasting time, then flip and rotate roast and pan. *. Estimation of time from fridge to serving 5.5-7 hours. 3.5-5 hours Primary roasting with a 2 hour hold. The difference between 3.5 and 5 depends on the size of the Eye on the Roast from the source due to the different breeds of cattle available and purchased. * It really nothing more than placing the roast into the oven, flip and rotate hallway through and reducing the oven thermostat at the end of estimation of Primary Roasting time. Hold and ready to serve. If you have the patience to allow this to develop, you'll end up with a foolproof way to end up with an exceptional roast without fear of overcooking......the only requirement is the use of a Digital probe thermometer, which you obviously got covered.....but I have done this without the use of a thermometer and every roast has been exactly as expected with a finished result of Medium-Rare. I just realized I don't have a note about what temperature to turn the thermostat down to after the Primary Roasting time is completed. Have emailed the chef and hopefully he will respond to my query. Received a response form the chef; hope this helps. His method truly ends with a wonderfully delicious prime rib. My preferred Thermostat setting is 140* in a gas oven. More modern ELECTRIC oven go only as low as 170*. If that's the case, then simply place a WOODEN spoon between the door and oven to keep the door ajar. Assuming a Digital Probe Thermometer is being used, she can monitor any temperature rise. Should that happen, then she can just shut the oven off. Assuming the large roast is 4-7 Ribs she's going to need a minimum SEVEN hours using 225* . Planning on NINE hours to complete the task can only help, as it has an unintended benefit of holding the roast longer. I typically hold my roasts 2-5 hours Using SEVEN hours as the example: let's say she wants to serve dinner at 4:00PM. Deducting the TWO hour hold bring you to 2:00PM when you anticipate hitting the TARGET temperature and dropping the thermostat to 140-170*. The FIVE hours for Primary roasting from Fridge to Oven brings you down to 9:00AM when you need to get the roast into the oven. Getting back to NINE hours, all that means is if you get the roast into the