4 Bone holiday roast

What is a 4 Bone Holiday Roast?

The name says it all, a 4 bone holiday roast is especially served at a festive occasion. After all, it’s not a piece of meat you serve for everyday meals. The easiest comparison is to liken the 4 bone holiday roast to a cote de boeuf. It is essentially a cote de boeuf on the bone, with multiple bones!

When Do You Prepare a 4 Bone Holiday Roast?

Typically, a 4 bone holiday roast is served at a festive occasion, but if you just want to prepare it as a Sunday roast over the weekend, don’t let the name hold you back. After all, it performs very well as a Sunday roast too. Impressive to serve and super tender thanks to the beautiful marbling in the meat.

Does a Holiday Roast Contain Bone?

A holiday roast does not necessarily have to contain a bone. In a 4 bone holiday roast, there is, of course, bone. As the name suggests, the 4 bone holiday roast has 4 bones. Such a roast with 4 bones is truly an impressive piece of meat, which is amazing to serve. So ideal if you really want to make an impression on your guests.

Should the Bone Stay in When Preparing the Holiday Roast?

Of course not necessary, but if you prefer to prepare a roast without bone, you could take a look at the ribeye roast. After all, it no longer has a bone, and the marbling is very similar to the 4 bone holiday roast. We strongly recommend keeping the bone in during preparation. The bone imparts flavor during cooking, provides a visual element at the table, and can be easily removed after cooking.

How Do You Prepare a 4 Bone Holiday Roast?

First, choose a high-quality piece of meat; with The Butchery's meat, you’re definitely in good hands. Then choose a cooking technique. Do you want to prepare it on the BBQ? Or not? You can choose from, for example, low & slow, reversed sear, or sous vide. For a 4 bone holiday roast, maintain a core temperature of 54 degrees for a medium rare result. Oh, and if you're preparing it on the BBQ and have a cast iron grill grate? Especially use it, because then you will get a delicious crispy crust. Make sure that the cast iron grill grate is blazing hot before you place the meat on it.

Prefer medium? Then aim for a core temperature of 57 degrees.

Recipe for 4 Bone Holiday Roast

Okay, we don’t yet have a recipe online specifically for the 4 bone holiday roast, but since the prime rib roast is very similar, you can also follow the recipe for the smoked prime rib roast with herb butter with a 4 bone holiday roast. You don’t really need much more for it, except for the ingredients for the 'herb butter'.  The recipe can be found here!

What Wine Goes with a 4 Bone Holiday Roast?

Such an impressive piece of meat on the table naturally calls for a good wine. With a 4 bone holiday roast, opt for a wine with sufficient tannins. This is because it competes with the fats in the meat, ensuring the flavor is truly balanced. Consider a nice Syrah, Malbec, Primitivo, or a sturdy Rioja. You won’t regret it, we promise!

Can the 4 Bone Holiday Roast Be Cooked on the BBQ?

The answer to this question mainly depends on what kind of BBQ you have in your garden, because cooking on the BBQ is perfect for this beautiful roast! Since it’s quite a large piece of meat, your BBQ must be large enough. Additionally, it’s important, if you want to cook it entirely on the BBQ, to be able to BBQ indirectly. After all, you preferably want to cook it at 120 degrees to reach the correct core temperature before finishing it with a sear (reverse sear).

Buying a 4 Bone Holiday Roast Online

You typically won’t find a 4 bone holiday roast at the butcher around the corner. How nice is it then that you can order such a beautiful roast online? Online, you can choose the exact weight you want. Everything you can choose online is also in stock in our butcher shop. And since you're already ordering, don’t forget to order a pound of mince, homemade burgers, or several chicken fillets. Ideal for having some in the freezer, after all!

Quickfrozen Delivered

All the meat you order from The Butchery is delivered quickfrozen to your home. How exactly does this work? We’d be happy to tell you more! To deliver the meat as 'fresh' as possible, upon arrival, it goes straight to production in technical parts. Here, our certified butchers immediately get to work with the finest meat to, for example, cut the steaks or roasts to size and remove membranes, etc. This way, you don’t have to do anything at home, and the steak or roast (after thawing, of course) can be placed directly in the pan/on the BBQ! Then the meat is carefully vacuum-packed and labeled with product information such as the expiration date and product name. Finally, the meat is frozen in a special way. Because we freeze the meat in a special way, the nutritional values are preserved and you thus experience very minimal quality loss. Even less quality loss than when it sits at the butcher around the corner in the display for a few days.

So you receive your meat quickfrozen. Need it within a few days? Place the meat in the refrigerator so it can thaw slowly. Otherwise, it can simply go back into your freezer at home!

Ordering a 4 Bone Holiday Roast Online

Did you know that when you place your order online, you can have the 4 bone holiday roast delivered super quickly to your home? In the Netherlands and Belgian Flanders, we have Same Day Delivery in collaboration with Trunkrs! This means that if you order before 11 am, it will be handed over to the courier around 11 am and delivered to your home between 5 pm and 10:30 pm tonight! The same evening, then.. Additionally, if that doesn't suit you, you always have the option to choose another date at checkout. In the Netherlands, we also have the option for daytime delivery. Your order will be delivered with our day courier Leen Menken, using conditioned transport. With both couriers, you always receive a track & trace, so you know exactly when to be ready to receive your order. Oh, keep in mind that the meat is delivered deep frozen, so it still needs some time to thaw properly before use.