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The Sunday Roast

Timings, trimmings and the kit that makes Sunday lunch easier.

Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, potatoes and gravy
Photo: Acabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)

The Sunday roast (a roasted joint with potatoes, vegetables, Yorkshire puddings and gravy) is the weekly ritual of British home cooking. Most of the challenge is timing: everything has to be ready at once.

Recipes

The Sunday Roast recipes

Roast potatoes served with roast duck, parsnips and broccoli

Recipe · 1 hr 25 min

Crispy Roast Potatoes

Fluffy inside and shatteringly crisp outside: the essential Sunday roast side.

Yorkshire puddings served with a small pan of gravy

Recipe · 1 hr 5 min

Yorkshire Puddings

Tall, crisp Yorkshires: a simple batter, very hot fat, and an oven door kept shut.

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Carving Knives and Forks for the Sunday Roast

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Roasting Tins: Choosing the Right Size and Material

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Yorkshire Pudding Tins: 4-Hole or 12-Hole?

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Part of British Isles cuisine.