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Preheat the oven to gas mark 4-5, 180°C, 350°F. Weigh the joint and calculate the cooking time using the timings:
Rare - 20 minutes per 450g/½kg (1lb) plus 20 minutes.
Medium - 25 minutes per 450g/½kg (1lb) plus 25 minutes.
Well done - 30 minutes per 450g/½kg (1lb) plus 30 minutes.
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Place joint on a rack in a roasting tin. Mix together the damson jam and 5 spice. Twenty minutes before the end of cooking brush or spoon over the joint - repeat this 5 minutes later.
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3
Open roast in a preheated oven.
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4
Serve thick slices of beef with roasted beetroot and potatoes and use the meat juices to drizzle.