Regime Type:
Strict PKD (No Allowances), Without Eggs
Roast Beef Flour
Introduction & Inspiration
Transformed from leftover roast beef, this savoury beef 'flour' boasts an ideal consistency for baking buns, making pie bases or coating ingredients. I was inspired to try it after watching a great video called 'Making Meat Flour' on the Allergies Bite but Taste Good YouTube Channel (see the link below).
The process to make this 'flour' is quick and easy, so why not give this a try the next time you're baking in the kitchen?
Happy Baking!
X Nic
Recipe Overview
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
Less than one hour
Serving Size
1 x 154g Roast Beef Flour
Main Ingredients:
421g Beef Joint - Oven Leftovers
Recipe Instructions
Cook the beef joint in the oven as per the recipe instructions.
Once cool, place any leftover meat in an airtight glass container and refrigerate overnight.
The Next Day
Pre heat your oven to150c.
Add the beef to a food processor. Whizz the meat up until you obtain a fine crushed up meat.
Line 2 or 3 baking trays with greaseproof paper and then pour the beef bits onto the trays and spread out the beef evenly.
Place all the baking trays in the oven and cook for 20 minutes then bring out and use a spatula to turn over the beef bits and check on how dry they're getting. The beef should still feel moist/damp when you touch it with your hands.
Place the trays back in the oven and cook for a further 20 minutes and then remove from the oven and check again. If you touch the meat bits now and they feel dry, you know the meat is cooked enough. Should the beef bits still feel a little moist, use the spatula or your hands and give the meat a mix on the baking trays.
Place the trays back in the oven for a further 10 minutes (only if needed). If you touch the meat bits now and they feel dry, you know the meat is cooked enough. If there is still a little moisture sensation, then add back to the oven for 5 minutes at a time and then check.
Once the beef bits are cool, add them to a coffee grinder (in batches) and blend until they turn into a fine powder. The beef bits or crumbs are also great to use as is for certain recipes, so it's worth trying both textures out.
Place the roast beef flour in an airtight container and store it in the fridge until you are ready to use it.
Tips
A coffee grinder works perfectly to turn the beef crumbs into a fine powder (if required), if you happen to have one handy. The coarse beef crumbs also work very well in certain recipes, so it's worth trying both textures out.
Ideally, purchase your meat from pasture raised animals that are Nitrate, Nitrite & Additive Free.
Use the Recipe Search functionality on the website to discover how to incorporate beef roast flour into various dishes.
As a rough guide1g of roast beef flour is equivalent to 3g uncooked beef for the purposes of this video. Note down the weight of your beef at different stages of the cooking process (uncooked joint of beef, cooked joint, roast beef flour weight) to determine how much meat each 1g of flour equates to. This will help to ensure you maintain a good PKD ratio for your recipes.
Check out the 'Making Meat Flour' video on the Allergies Bite but Taste Good YouTube Channel, where they make some wonderful beef 'flour'. Making Meat Flour - YouTube