Taken from the hindquarter silverside beef has a very distinct silver shine to the meat it is boned and rolled and has a thin layer of fat around the jointr r silverside beef is often used for pot roasts in a heavy cooking pot with a lid in an inch of water this water then makes delicious gravy you can also add vegetables if you like making great stock cooked on a long low heatr r you can also buy silverside beef if you want a great joint for salt beefr r if you would like an alterna