rump roast


 

Brian J

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i found this recipe on betty crocker and think i'm going to give it a try. my question is should i roast it at ~ 325 or should i go low and slow? it's certifide angus rump roast so i think it's considered prime, and it also some nice marbling. thanks.

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped ( 1/2 cup)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can or bottle (12 ounces) beer
3 1/2- to 4-pound rolled beef rump roast
2 cups hickory wood chips


1. In 1-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in oil, stirring frequently, until onion is tender; remove from heat. Stir in chili sauce, salt, pepper and beer.
2. Place beef in shallow glass or plastic dish or resealable food-storage plastic bag. Pour beer mixture over beef; turn beef to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate, turning beef occasionally, at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
3. Cover wood chips with water; soak 30 minutes. If using charcoal grill, place drip pan directly under grilling area, and arrange coals around edge of firebox. Heat coals or gas grill for indirect heat.
4. Remove beef from marinade; reserve marinade. Insert spit rod lengthwise through center of beef; hold firmly in place with adjustable holding forks. Insert barbecue meat thermometer so tip is near center of beef but not touching spit rod. Drain wood chips. Add about 1/2 cup wood chips to medium-low coals or lava rock.
5. Cover and grill beef on rotisserie over drip pan and 4 inches from medium-low heat about 2 hours for medium doneness (160°F), brushing occasionally with marinade and adding 1/2 cup wood chips to coals or rock every 30 minutes. Remove spit rod, holding forks and thermometer. Discard any remaining marinade. Cover beef with foil and let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
 
That it is Angus is immaterial as far as grading is concerned. If it is Prime it would be likely labeled as such. If it is well-marbled (as one would hope) and is at least Choice it will do well as a roast. I don't think Select rumps roast very well and are better braised.

I usually start rumps at a higher temp (375) for 15 min and then lower it to 325 for the duration. I pull at around 135-140, rest, and slice very thin. You can cook them at lower temps if you wish if it is a well-marbled cut with very good results--say 250-275 or so.
 
Recently did a rump on a gasser...I don't know what temp was. One burner on , one was off. Browned it first on high. Very good eats-was a little tough but very tasty. I would rec. rooasting too.
 
If I remember correctly, I pulled my roast at 135*. Your roast may well be more tender but, I wish I had pulled mine closer to 130. Let us know how it comes out. This cut is often mentioned as a favorite cut by people who know. It yields very good beef flavor.
 
Look again. Certified Angus Beef® Prime is their prime product and labeled as such. It is rarely available at the retail level. Certified Angus Beef® is 'choice' (supposedly 'in the top 35%' of the choice bracket). Note the trademark. You can buy certified Angus (no trademark; there's lots of it out there) that is 'select' or ungraded which (if a rump) is better braised and that's why I mentioned it. I should have asked if your product was trademarked.

I remember when CAB was introduced in the 70s. Their big marketing push came seveeral years later when it was made availlable to high-end chefs around the country at essentially the same cost as what we were paying for non-breed-speciic choice and prime--but with the strong suggestion that we note on our menus that it was CAB. After a while they bumped the price up and I dropped it from my menu because I did not want to raise my prices and had never found that CAB was any better than other choice or prime products I could already get and I had a lot from which to choose.

Anyway, the marketing worked pretty well. Eventually CAB became available at the retail level. In many areas now--especially with the changes in the meat industry in the last 15 years--purchasing CAB is probably the only way a consumer can be assured of getting a choice-graded cut as in many markets beef packages are unmarked (in terms of grading) and the meat department workers (note I didn't say 'butchers') are clueless about the grading of the non-CAB products they offer.

I'm sure your rump will be delicious. Enjoy it.
 
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doh! i hate when i do that.

anyway you were right. mine was choice but it still came out great. i pulled it at 130° and it was nice and juicy, and wasn't too tough. i'll definitely cook this again.
 

 

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