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The Instacart guide to rump roasts
About rump roasts
A rump roast is a boneless beef cut from the lower section of a cow (including the legs and bottom quarter). Its comprised of the five bottom muscles of the cow, making it tougher meat packed with muscle fibers instead of fat. Due to the different types of muscles within this cut of beef, there is a range of flavor, texture, and tenderness.
A rump roast is usually triangular in shape and can be prepared in various ways. Whether it's the oven, slow cooker, or even roasted or grilled - you can really make this into a dish for any meat lover.
Rump roast cooking tips
When cooking any meat, technique and preparation are everything. While there are many different cooking methods and many different preferred levels of doneness, here are some essential tips to always keep in mind when preparing and cooking meat.
- Bring the meat to room temperature before cooking: It's not really good practice to just transfer your cold piece of meat to a hot pan/grill/slow cooker without having it thaw out a little bit first. This reduces cooking time and also prevents larger cuts from being overcooked on the inside.
- Cook large pieces of meat on the bone: If at all possible, cook larger pieces of meat with the bone still intact. This helps retain moisture and, in turn, the flavor. If you make continuous cuts in the meat to remove the bone, you're creating more surface area, allowing the juices to be squeezed out into the cooking abyss.
- Cook the meat using two temperatures: When you first cook the meat, you should use a high heat temperature. The high heat kills bacteria and establishes a sear. However, when you're toward the end of your cooking, lower the temperature to preserve the moistness and tenderness of the meat.
- Toss the recipe book: You may be a rule follower and want to listen to every single tip about beef or rump roasts from a recipe book or follow a particular recipe or chef's advice to the T, but it's just not realistic. No recipe book can account for the many different factors in cooking meat, including thickness, overall size, and the temperature of your cooking method. Check your meat regularly to make sure it looks how you want it. Checking yourself is always better than trusting a cookbook.
It's also a good idea to be familiar with the terminology of internal meat temperatures, especially when hosting guests for dinner, to ensure that you're preparing the meat to the level they want.
If someone asks for rare, they want it just slightly above raw. The outside should be cooked firmly, but the inside should still appear pretty red in color. Medium rare is one step above rare, where the center is pinker. It's soft and juicy inside and fully firm and cooked on the outside. Medium is more on the gray side toward the outside, with a lighter pink on the inside. After medium comes medium-well, which has more gray coloring and just hints of pale pink throughout the meat. Lastly comes well-done, where there is zero sign of pink coloring but should still appear somewhat moist inside.
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FAQs about rump roast
While the temperature for how well-cooked you want your meat can be different based on several variables like the size of the meat, its position in the oven or other cooking implement, and personal preference; a good rule of thumb is that your meat thermometer should read 125 degrees if you want the rump roast to be cooked rare, 130 degrees if you want it medium-rare, 140 degrees for medium-well, and 160 degrees for well done.
When cooking a rump roast, start by making sure the meat is at room temperature and pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. You can season your meat with some salt and pepper while you wait for the oven to heat up to give it some more flavor.
Once the meat is thawed out and ready to be cooked, begin to sear the roast in a pan with butter (or a suitable high-smoke-point oil) on high heat. Once you feel it's cooking, you can start by adding any additional seasonings - whether that's parsley, lemon juice, onions, or garlic - in small increments to not overwhelm your taste buds.
Place your seared roast in the oven and bake for at least two hours at 350 degrees while checking back frequently. After those first two hours, you can lower the heat to 250 degrees for the remaining three to five hours.