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Roast Beef or Beef Roast on a Spit

4 servings

Ingredients

• beef loin or rib piece (pcs)
• salt (a little)
• pepper (a little)
• butter (as needed)

Instructions

1. It is best to buy a whole loin or rib piece from a young ox, without the fillet.
2. After the meat has been aged sufficiently, wash it, pound it thoroughly, and rub with salt and very little pepper.
3. Then skewer it and roast it with plenty of butter.
4. Initially, the fire must burn brightly so that the meat quickly forms a crust and no juices escape.
5. Afterwards, let it continue to roast slowly, basting diligently for about 3½ hours, until it has become tender.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.