Slow-roasted beef topside
Serves 4. Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 2 hours and 20 minutes. Cooling time: 30 minutes. Step by step guide to making tasty roast beef, served with Yorkshire puddings and gravy. From https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/find-recipes/recipes/beef-lamb-and-pork/tasty-roast-beef
ā±ļø Prep: 15 minš³ Cook: 140 min
Ingredients
| 1.5 kg | joint beef topside | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | olive oil |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | mustard |
| ā | freshly ground black pepper | |
| 125 plus 1 tablespoon g | plain flour, sifted | |
| 1 | medium egg | |
| 200 ml | milk | |
| 1 | beef stock cube, made up to 300ml with hot water |
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200Ā°C, fan 180Ā°C, gas mark 6.
- Place the beef on a rack in a roasting tin. Rub the oil, mustard and pepper over the joint.
- Cook the beef for 20 minutes per 500g, plus 20 minutes for rare (or for medium: 25 minutes per 500g, plus 25 minutes; for well done: 30 minutes per 500g, plus 30 minutes).
- Make the Yorkshire pudding batter by putting 125g of the flour in a bowl, then add the egg and half the milk. Beat until smooth and add the remaining milk and 75ml of water. Set aside while the meat finishes cooking.
- When the meat has cooked, remove from the oven and drain off all but 2 large spoonfuls of the meat juices into a small pan.
- Cover the joint well with foil and clean tea towels and leave to rest whilst you cook the Yorkshire puddings and gravy.
- Increase the oven temperature to 220Ā°C, fan 200Ā°C, gas mark 7. Add a little oil to each hole of a 12-section pattie tin then place in the oven to heat up for a few minutes.
- Pour the batter into the hot pattie sections, taking care with the hot oil. Cook the puddings for 20 minutes or until risen and crisp.
- To make the gravy, skim the fat off the reserved juices in the pan and bring them to the boil. Blend the remaining flour with 2 tablespoons of water and stir in. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the beef stock.
- Simmer the gravy gently for a further 2-3 minutes then serve with the beef and the Yorkshire puddings.