Traditional Roast Beef
Easy
PREP IN
15 MIN
COOK IN
90 MIN
SERVE
6
Introduction
Perfect Sunday roast with the family.
Ingredients
- 2.5kg rib eye beef
- 2 tbsp English mustard
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 6 cloves of garlic, whole
- salt & pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500ml beef stock
- 1/2 glass red wine
- 1 tbsp flour
FOR THE GRAVY:
Method
- 1. Rub English mustard all over the beef and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.
- 3. Season beef with salt and pepper and thyme.
- 4. Heat some olive oil in a baking tray and then add the beef with whole garlic cloves slightly crush to release flavour.
- 5. Then cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- 6. Remove and let the meat rest for half an hour, loosely covered with foil.
- 7. To make the gravy, scrape the baking tray, remove the garlic bulbs and any fat and pour the juices into a saucepan adding beef stock and red wine.
- 8. Bring to the boil on a medium heat , reduce the heat and reduce the gravy down. Add flour to thicken (you may not need to thicken the gravy so do not add the flour).
- 9. Serve with roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and glazed carrots for the perfect Sunday roast.
