Best-Ever Roast Beef with a Mustard Crust
This mouth-watering recipe is ready in just 2 hours and the ingredients detailed below can serve up to 4 people.
Ingredients
Method
Take the joint out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking to bring it up to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 230°C, fan 210°C, gas 8.
Weigh the beef to calculate the exact cooking time – for medium, cook for 15 minutes per 450g plus an extra 20 minutes; for well-done, cook for 20 minutes per 450g plus an extra 20 minutes.
Put the beef in a large roasting tin. Sift the flour and mustard together in a bowl, then use a tea-strainer or sieve to dust it over the fatty side of the joint. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
Roast the joint for 20 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6 and cook for the remaining calculated cooking time. Baste the joint every 30 minutes with the pan juices.
An hour before the end of cooking time, put the onions, shallots and garlic in the roasting tin around the meat. Scatter over the sprigs of thyme, reserving a few sprigs for garnish. Toss the vegetables in the pan juices to coat; drizzle them with a little sunflower oil if necessary.
When the beef is cooked to your liking, transfer it and the roasted vegetables to a serving platter and cover loosely with foil. Let the meat rest for 20 minutes. Carve and serve with the roasted onion, garlic and shallots, plus veggies and trimmings of your choice.
Garnish with the reserved thyme.
Cook’s tip: Leftovers are one of the best things about a roast joint. Enjoy in crusty rolls with horseradish and watercress, in fritters or in a warm salad with sautéed potatoes.
Recipe courtesy of Sainsbury's
