topic Re: SPOON ROASTS in Recipes

SPOON ROASTS

eddyandme — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:34:16 GMT

My market has spoon roasts on sale this week. I have no idea what a spoon roast is, nor the best ways to cook it.

Any ideas - please?!?

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:46:06 GMT

I've never heard of a spoon roast either.

Maybe ask your butcher?

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waterlily — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:52:36 GMT

Spoon Roast is not an actual cut of meat, but rather a marketing term for a cut of beef sirloin, top sirloin roast or “sirloin beef bottom tips”, or a cut of lamb, that with low and slow cooking comes out so tender you can “scoop the meat with a spoon.”

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AuntG — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:12:12 GMT

When I asked, the meat manager at the store asked if I remembered butt roasts. I did. He said this is the new name for them. I've cooked them in the crock pot and have also marinated and grilled them.

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Imaoldhippie — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:07:44 GMT

A new name huh? Someone must have gotten offended but the name butt roast.

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OKPrincess — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:16:45 GMT

I haven’t heard this before but it makes sense to change the “offensive” name after 100 years. Wait til they get to the chicken.

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deweydoo — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:40:19 GMT

lol, thighs and breasts, oh my....

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software — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:12:12 GMT

I need to keep my eye out for this.

I love the taste of sirloin but usually don't care for the texture.

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kare29 — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:45:56 GMT

I just made a spoon roast for Thanksgiving. I use my Fanny Farmer cookbook for cooking times. This is what I did:

Bring roast to room temp 2 hours prior to cooking. Rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place on rack with fat side up, in shallow roasting pan that has been sprayed with vegetable oil such as Pam.

Preheat oven to 550 degrees immediately lower heat to 350 and bake 18 to 20 minutes per pound for medium rare. (I usually will leave the oven temp up to 550 the first 5-7 minutes to put a bit of a sear on the roast. This will smoke up the kitchen a bit and sometimes I will set off my smoke detectors but worth it!)

I picked my roast up for just under $20 at 4.83 lbs and it feed four of us with leftovers for all. Hope you enjoy it if you give it a try--Karen

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Sooner — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:52:29 GMT

We just had a round sirloion tip pasture roast from Whole Foods that was absolutely delicious! We roasted it at 325 in the oven for about 2.5 to 3 hrs. and it was wonderful! They were on sale and I should have bought four of them!

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Nightowlz — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:00:41 GMT

I have never heard of a spoon roast. I thought for sure the post was going to be about spoon rests. LOL!!!

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eddyandme — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 15:30:31 GMT

Well ladies, I am cooking a spoon roast today!

I mentioned they were on sale to my friend who's often over here doing numrous repairs. Ironically, the guy was familiar with spoon roasts. And, since I mentioned he told me in detail how to cook it.

He told me to put it in crockpot at 8:30a.m., set on high, and cook it 'til 5:30p.m. He even told me to use a paste, explaing where to find it instead of beef broth and showed me on the crockpot how much water to add. So, sounds like he knows what he's talking about. but I'm kinda nervous - sounds like a long time to cook.

Anyways, got to add carrots and potatoes 3hrs before it's done cooking.

I'll let you know how it comes out!

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eddyandme — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 01:41:35 GMT

@eddyandme wrote:
Well ladies, I am cooking a spoon roast today!

I mentioned they were on sale to my friend who's often over here doing numrous repairs. Ironically, the guy was familiar with spoon roasts. And, since I mentioned he told me in detail how to cook it.

He told me to put it in crockpot at 8:30a.m., set on high, and cook it 'til 5:30p.m. He even told me to use a paste, explaing where to find it instead of beef broth and showed me on the crockpot how much water to add. So, sounds like he knows what he's talking about. but I'm kinda nervous - sounds like a long time to cook.

Anyways, got to add carrots and potatoes 3hrs before it's done cooking.

I'll let you know how it comes out!

Well, his recipe worked - it was delish! (And, super easy to make!) Eddy got a sizeable portion and that tail did not stop spinning! Didn't even come up for air.