Well I have a few pieces of Piedmontese beef and decided the first thing I would try would be a sirloin roast. The roast weighs 2 lbs. I have not done much meat in the sous vide lately so decided to give that a shot. Here are a few pics along with way to the finish.
The roast was beautiful and needed no trimming of any kind. I dry brined it first hitting it liberally with some coarse salt , wrapping and letting it sit in the frig for about 3 hours. After that I hit it with a little olive oil then SPOG , fresh rosemary and thyme and vacuum packed it.
Into the sous vide bath at 138 for about 24 hours. Seemed like a long time to me but literally everything I read recommended this length of time.
Started some asparagus in the oven and whipped up some Caesar dressing for salad before pulling the beef and searing. The Caesar is fantastic to us so I will go ahead and share the recipe.
INGREDIENTS
Here is the sirloin roast after searing in a hot cast iron skillet with a little avocado oil.
Here it is plated on the asparagus with a little blue cheese finishing sauce and capers on the beef and served with a very simple Caesar salad.
Now let me start by saying the beef was fork tender and very juicy. There was a nice hint of the flavor of the herbs and the sauce and capers were a nice compliment. The asparagus and salad were tasty as well. The one thing that mystifies me is the color of the beef at a 138F finish temp. Although I expect that crept up a little during the quick reverse sear it "looks" more well done than I would have expected. It was a little more pink as opposed to what the camera shows but was definitely not as pink as I had expected. For you sous vide folks any thoughts on that? I thought it was virtually impossible to pass the temp the sous vide was set for. Btw I did double check the sous vide bath several times with a Thermopen and it was 138F on the money.
Well that's it thanks for looking and look forward to any suggestions / comments on the beef and temp.
The roast was beautiful and needed no trimming of any kind. I dry brined it first hitting it liberally with some coarse salt , wrapping and letting it sit in the frig for about 3 hours. After that I hit it with a little olive oil then SPOG , fresh rosemary and thyme and vacuum packed it.
Into the sous vide bath at 138 for about 24 hours. Seemed like a long time to me but literally everything I read recommended this length of time.
Started some asparagus in the oven and whipped up some Caesar dressing for salad before pulling the beef and searing. The Caesar is fantastic to us so I will go ahead and share the recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste (found near the canned tuna in the supermarket)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, from one lemon
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (I like the brand Maille)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise, best quality such as Hellmann's Real
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Here is the sirloin roast after searing in a hot cast iron skillet with a little avocado oil.
Here it is plated on the asparagus with a little blue cheese finishing sauce and capers on the beef and served with a very simple Caesar salad.
Now let me start by saying the beef was fork tender and very juicy. There was a nice hint of the flavor of the herbs and the sauce and capers were a nice compliment. The asparagus and salad were tasty as well. The one thing that mystifies me is the color of the beef at a 138F finish temp. Although I expect that crept up a little during the quick reverse sear it "looks" more well done than I would have expected. It was a little more pink as opposed to what the camera shows but was definitely not as pink as I had expected. For you sous vide folks any thoughts on that? I thought it was virtually impossible to pass the temp the sous vide was set for. Btw I did double check the sous vide bath several times with a Thermopen and it was 138F on the money.
Well that's it thanks for looking and look forward to any suggestions / comments on the beef and temp.