Delicious UK - (12)December 2020

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THE

ALTERNATIVE

ROA ST

It’sofficial:beefisthenation’sfavouriteroast,accordingtonewresearch.Ourversion

isglazedwithstickytreacle,fragrantwithbayandsherryvinegar,andonlyneeds 30

minutesofprepbeforeyoupopitintheoven.Where’sthisbeautybeenallourlives?

RECIPESAMANTHA COUTTSPHOTOGRAPHSNIGEL LOUGHFOODST YLINGKIRSTEN JENKINSST YLINGEMMALY STEWART

Bay-roastedbeeffillet

withmustardand

treacleglaze

SERVES6.HANDS-ONTIME 30 MIN,OVEN

TIME 30-35 MIN, PLUS RESTING

MAKE

AHEAD

Searthebeefandmakethe

glazeupto1 dayahead.

Coverandchillseparately.

Takethebeefandglazeoutofthe

fridgeanhourbeforeroastingto

bringuptoroomtemperature.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Askyourbutcherforthe

bestendofthefillet,

knownastheentrecôte.

Leftoverstastegreatthinlysliced

insandwiches– orusestripsof

beefina Thaisaladwitha punchy

fish sauce and lime dressing.

• 1.4kgwholebeeffillet(seetip)


• 6 freshbayleaves,plus2 extra
  sprigsorseveral leaves to roast
  andserve


• 1 tbspseasaltflakes


• 1 tbspfreshly ground black
  pepper


• 2 tbspoliveoil


• 20gunsaltedbutter,chopped


• 50gwholegrainmustard


• 130g black treacle
  
  
  • 2 tsp sherry vinegar
  
  
  
  

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Greasedroastingrack;baking
  traygreasedandlinedwith
  compostablebakingpaper;
  kitchenstring;miniblender
  or spice grinder

USEFULTOHAVE

• Digital probe thermometer

1 Putthegreasedroastingrack

onthepreparedbakingtray.Use

kitchenstringtotrussthemeat,

tyingit at3cmintervals.Chopthe

6 bayleaves,putinthebowlofa

miniblenderorspicegrinderwith

thesaltandpepper,thenwhizz

untilfinelychopped.Coatthebeef

withthebayleafmixture,thenset

onthepreparedrack.Setaside,

covered,for1 hourto take the

chilloffthejoint.

2 Heattheoilina largefryingpan

overa highheat.Addthebeefand

cook,turning,for8 minutesor

untilbrownedallover,then return

themeattotherack.

3 Tomaketheglaze,returnthe

frying pan to a medium heat and

addthebutter,stirringuntilmelted.

Addthemustard,treacleand

vinegartothepanandstirto

combine.Bringtoa simmer,then

removefromtheheat.Lettheglaze

standfora fewminutestothicken

a little,thenpourit evenlyover the

beef(seeMakeAhead).

4 Heattheovento200°C/180°Cfan/

gas6.Tucka bayleafsprig(orsome

extralooseleaves)underthebeef

ontherackfora littleextraflavour,

transfertotheovenandroastfor

30-35minutesoruntila digitalprobe

thermometerpushedintothecentre

reaches54°Cformedium-rare,or

untilcookedtoyourliking:rarebeef

shouldread50°C,medium 60°C and

welldone70°C.

5 Removethebeeffromtheoven

andsetaside,looselycoveredwith

foil,torestfor10-15minutes,then

transferthemeattoa platter.Pour

anyrestingjuicesovertheroast

(discardanybitsthathavecaughtin

thetray).Servewithextrafreshbay

leaves,looseorina sprig,if youlike.

PERSERVING453kcals,21.5gfat

(8.8gsaturated),50.4gprotein,

14.2gcarbs(14.1g sugars), 2.3g salt,

0.5g fibre SOURCE FOR ROAST BEEF RESEARCH: SURVEY OF 2,000 BRITONS BY WAITROSE FOOD, 2020