Yummy Lummy Reconciliation Day Lump of Bovine Rump
It’s Monday, 28 May 2018, and in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) it’s Reconciliation Day.
I did contemplate cooking kangaroo today but I’ve eaten kangaroo recently and it’s not a meat I really savour. I much prefer the bovine flesh. I had also contemplated a sous vide cook but after returning from my weekend in Brisbane when I went grocery shopping on Sunday evening I spotted a nice lump of bovine rump. My mind went straight to a relatively low and slow roast beef meal. It would mean I would have leftover beef for lunches. For the last few months I’ve been eating chicken thighs most days so the thought of tender beef cold cuts really got my attention.
The next question was what to serve with my lump of bovine rump. I wanted something colourful so I got some sweet potato and Brussels sprouts which I thought I’d cook with the beef. That said, I knew the colour would be lost after a few hours in the oven.
This is a Yummy Lummy original recipe.
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I bought all the ingredients from Coles. No, Yummy Lummy is not sponsored by anyone.
Recipe
- 1.154 kilograms beef rump $AUD19 per kilogram
- Iodised salt flakes
- Freshly cracked black peppercorns
- Barbecue sauce
- Sriracha sauce
- Red wine
- 250 grams sweet potato noodles
- 200 grams Brussels sprouts
- 100 grams frozen cauliflower and broccoli
- 100 grams leftover tri-colour quinoa
- Parsley
- Lime
- Sour cream
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Line a disposable aluminium baking tray (I'm using a disposable tray because today I'm too lazy to use my heavy casserole) with baking paper (I use baking paper to avoid the vegetables sticking to avoid wasting vegetable matter).
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Lay out a bed of sweet potato noodles, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli.
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Rest the lump of rump on the bed of vegetables and season with iodised salt and freshly cracked black peppercorns and then cover with some barbecue sauce and sriracha sauce.
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Add a cup of red wine to the baking tray and then cover with aluminium foil.
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Put into a preheated oven at 150 °C/300 °F for 4 hours.
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At the end of 4 hours, uncover the baking tray and put the baking tray back into the oven for another 30 minutes.
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Allow the roast rump to rest covered in a tent made with aluminium foil for 30 minutes.
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Carve the rump into slices. Serve some for dinner and keep the rest aside for leftovers for lunch.
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Plate some of the cooked vegetables and put the rest of the vegetables aside for leftovers for lunch.
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Garnish the plate with slices of lime, some sour cream and chopped parsley.
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Shoot a photograph
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Eat the meal
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Wash the dishes
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Write the recipe
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Write a blog post
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Hope that even though this is a regular mean, readers will share this post on Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook.
Disclaimer
I have no culinary training nor qualifications.
This post is not intended to convey any health or medical advice. If you have any health concerns about anything you read, please contact your registered medical practitioner.
The quantities are indicative. Feel free to vary the quantities to suit your taste.
I deliberately do not calculate energy for dishes. I deliberately default to 500 Calories or 500,000 calories because I do not make these calculations.
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Questions and answers
Wouldn’t the flesh from some native fauna be more appropriate?
Possibly, however, I’m a bit tired of kangaroo, I don’t like emu meat and I’ve not seen any wallaby meat for sale. I also hear that koala tastes disgusting, a dear friend would abuse me if I ate wombat, and I’m guessing echidna is really tedious to prepare.
I have eaten possum pie before but possums are off the menu until we know more about tularæmia in Australian possums.
How was the lump of bovine rump?
It was really nice. It was tender and juicy. The juices and the fat infused great flavour into the vegetables too.
How did the sweet potato noodles turn out?
Mashed basically. It was mushy, so it was good. I like sweet potato.
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Final thoughts
What did you do on Reconciliation day?
Do you like bovine rump?
How about lamb rump?
What would you prefer, a public holiday for Family and Community Day or Reconciliation Day?
Is this dish really called “Lump of Bovine Rump” or did you name it, Gary? (catchy title in either case…)
Haha, Jadi, it’s a Gary special!
It is always nice to have a roast over the weekend. As you said, it makes perfect lunches during the week.
I really enjoyed the leftover beef, Karen.
I’m not keen on emu either Gary, but I love kangaroo as long as it’s not overcooked. Do you always have the leftover beef with vegetables? I also love leftover roast beef in a sandwich with horseradish or mustard 🙂
Sometimes I add vegetables, especially if it’s for dinner. For lunch, I may just eat the meat because dense protein inhibits appetite for me.
Since living low carb life I’ve been craving a roast beef sandwich with some mustard.
forgot about the low-carb, sorry! Maybe the roast beef sandwich could be a special treat 🙂
It will be, or I can wrap the beef in some lettuce and still have a little mustard or horseradish 😃
absolutely!
I applaud you for eating kangaroo as it’s not something I often choose to eat. I much prefer beef, chicken or pork or lamb! I haven’t seen much emu meat though-where do you find it?
Lorraine, I’ve had it in a restaurant in Alice Springs. It was dark and oily and very funky. I didn’t like it at all.
Keep up the good work. Do what your passionate about. 🙂
Thanks, Jeannette. I agree. I like doing what I like. It keeps me happy and helps me avoid being dark.
Exactly!! Love it
Noodles mashed are frustrating. I’ll have to see about getting some of these for mom, she likes sweet potatoes. I recently found powdered PB. Our world has some unusual things in it!!!!
Thanks, Kris. I’ve never heard of powdered peanut paste. I wonder how I’d use it. Probably to make a nice peanut sauce.
I wish they’d make powdered roast!!!! I bet it would make a good paste or sauce. Low fat, too-
Freeze dried and then powdered. It would work and make a great gravy.
Always nice to have lunch prepared so early in the week!
It is Sarah especially when I know it will be a busy week.
We were in Australia last fall, and I never saw anything “exotic” on menus or I probably would have tried it. Good to know kangaroo isn’t that good, so I maybe didn’t miss out. I did get to personally meet some echidnas, wombats, kangaroos, and tasmanian devils, although I wasn’t very close to them, and they’re all adorable.
I think wombats are pretty cute. It is unfortunate that so many koalas and Tasmanian devils are afflicted with diseases that are threatening their existence. Where I live in Canberra, kangaroos, wombats and echidnas are fairly abundant.
Looks good, Gary. Nothing like a juicy piece of rump. Still haven’t seen those sweet potato noodles at my local Coles, which is really small. Enjoy the leftovers and the week 😀
Thanks Mabel. I like having leftover food.
I hope you can try some of the Coles products soon. Maybe ask the service desk people if they can bring it in.