How to cook tender beef

[Jamjar74]

What is the best way to get beef tender and not dry and chewy as mine tends to be?

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What type of beef?

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If it's dry and chewy then you're over cooking it.

[Old_Geezer]

No expert, but if you get a good quality cut of beef isn't it a case of not cooking too long, and turning it to leather ?

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Best is to seal all sides in a pan then pop into a preheated oven. Take out, cover with foil and let it rest as long as poss.

[scotman]

Which cut(s) of beef are you asking about and what are you doing to them now?

[Kos]

Cook it as normal, preferably the day before, then slice it, stick it in a casserole-type dish with gravy and reheat and hour or so before it is to be ate.
Will be as tender as anything.

[I.Don No]

to get beef moist, not chewy and absolutely delish......seal on all sides and pop in a preheated slow cooker, fry a chopped onion in the same pan as beef was sealed in , add some beef stock to onion, bring to boil, and pour over beef and cook overnight...then remove meat and pour liquid into a pan and thicken with a little cornflour........*dribbles at the very thought*

[Ratty2E]

You should always rest the meat before you serve or start to carve it, I usually factor in an extra 20 mins or so to my timings so the meat has time to relax. I do agree with I.Don No though the slow cooker is the best for flavour as well as texture.

[mrsmurphey]

I always cook a joint of beef in a covered pot with a rack at the bottom, I then put water up to the rack nd roast as normal, always comes out moist and very tender, Use the water for gravy mmmm.

[TonyV]

Jamjar - providing you have decent bit of meat - seal alround in a hot frying pan then do and then roast over water