Meat thawing question

[its_our_family]

How do I that out a roast? Is it jsut like any other meat?

How long does it take?

I've never been brave enough to try roast...for these reasons.... too many unknowns!

[momto l&a]

I leave it out overnight in the sink. May take longer than that depending on the size.

[Josette Marie]

Same here..leave it in the sink overnight. I it's for dinner the next day and is thawed by morning put it in the fridge until you are ready to cook it. Might want to try a marinade for a few hours before you cook it.

I use beef broth, chopped garlic, salt pepper, and some catsup for the marinade.

[Anguschick1]

Sometimes I leave it in the sink overnight, but if you put it in the oven (frozen) at about 200 in the morning, and cover, it'll cook slowly all day and you'll have to add less liquid. It works in the crock pot too, of course.

My favorite frozen meal is to throw a roast in the oven w/frozen veggies that I bought on sale in the summer. Then garlic, pepper, onion. The liquid from all the meat & veggies cooking means I don't have to add anything else.

Enjoy your roast!

[spughy]

I take it out of the freezer a day and a half before I'm going to cook it and thaw it in the fridge. It's safer that way and doesn't take up valuable sink space

I find roasts one of the easiest, stress-free dinners around. Salt, pepper, throw a slab of fat on top and toss it in the oven in a flameproof baking dish for an hour or two with some diced onions, then when it's done let it rest while you deglaze the pan with some red wine, then add some beef broth and reduce it a whole bunch to make a gravy-like sauce. If you use an immersion blender (Braun sticky-thing) you can whiz up the onions to thicken it even more.

[grisandole]

I always thaw in the fridge, as it's safe that way, I'm super concerned with food safety I put it in about two days before I want to cook it.

You can cook it from frozen as well, it will just take much longer.

[tboroson]

I will often "kick start" thawing in a sink of cold water for an hour before moving it to the fridge, but I never thaw something there for hours. It's not very safe. If I did need it thawed quickly, I would do it in the sink while I'm awake, so I could keep changing out the water for fresh, cold water frequently.