Help Please!

kimjim · #1 (**permalink**) 23-12-10, 22:33

Hi Everyone,

I need some help please. My auntie was meant to be coming up and cooking dinner Christmas day and Boxing day but she's not now. So we now have a massive Turkey crown and Topside of beef that we haven't got a clue what to do with. Anyone know the best way to cook these please? I haven't got any idea what temperature to cook them at or for how long!

Thanks x

DrP · #2 (**permalink**) 23-12-10, 23:28

You could try this for the turkey crown - it's pretty much how I do it when I cook one.

For roast beef I usually just lob it on a baking tin, season with some salt pepper and smear on a little oil then roast it at 170oC for 20 mins per lb and then 20 mins over (so a 2lb piece of meat will take 60 mins - 20x2 as it's 2 lbs plus 20 more ifywim). If I'm doing it in a fan oven I just put in in the oven same time I turn it on, (i.e. I don't preheat the oven). If I'm cooking in a non-fan oven, which I unfortunately have here

then I preheat to 180 instead of 170 and cook for the same length of time.

kimjim · #3 (**permalink**) 27-12-10, 11:26

Thank you ever so much DrP, you were a life saver! x

DrP · #4 (**permalink**) 27-12-10, 19:45

Hope they worked out well. Cooking Christmas dinner for the first time can be rather daunting - I help my Mum for a long number of years but having to do it the first time on my own was still rather scary.

kimjim · #5 (**permalink**) 27-12-10, 23:19

The turkey was absolutely perfect! The beef wasn't quite done after the time so obviously I left it in longer but I had to go out unexpectedly so left my dad keeping an eye on it and when I got back it was very slightly over done

but still delicious so thanks again!