Roast beef with a mustard and herb crust

Name: Roast beef with a mustard and herb crust | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1tsp rapeseed oil; 1.5-2kg Butcher’s Selection Large Beef Joint; 2 red onions, halved; 6 whole unpeeled cloves garlic, plus 2 peeled and crushed; 2 shallots, chopped; 50g unsalted butter, melted; 100g fresh breadcrumbs; 2tbsp chopped thyme, plus extra leaves to garnish; 2tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 50ml sherry; 1 reduced-salt beef stock cube, made up with 450ml water; 2tbsp cornflour; 200ml single cream; Fresh bay leaves, to garnish (optional); Roast potatoes to serve; Braised red cabbage, to serve; 2tbsp Asda Dijon Mustard

Tender meat, complemented by aromatic fresh herbs, is certain to impress your guests

By Asda Good Living,7th November 2018

(17 votes)

Cook: 1 Hour 50 Mins

Serves: 10

Price: £1.66 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 248g serving contains

Energy
1277kj
305kcal

15%

Fat
13.9g

Med
20%

Saturates
7.2g

Med
36%

Sugars
3.2g

Low
4%

Salt
0.67g

Med
11%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
515kj/123kcal

Ingredients

1tsp rapeseed oil

1.5-2kg Butcher’s Selection Large Beef Joint

2 red onions, halved

6 whole unpeeled cloves garlic, plus 2 peeled and crushed

2 shallots, chopped

50g unsalted butter, melted

100g fresh breadcrumbs

2tbsp chopped thyme, plus extra leaves to garnish

2tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

50ml sherry

1 reduced-salt beef stock cube, made up with 450ml water

2tbsp cornflour

200ml single cream

Fresh bay leaves, to garnish (optional)

Roast potatoes to serve

Braised red cabbage, to serve

2tbsp Asda Dijon Mustard

Method

Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.

Grease a roasting tin with the oil. Add the beef, the onions and the whole cloves of garlic. Cover with foil and cook in the oven for the calculated time (see right).

Meanwhile, fry the shallots in the butter for 5 mins or until softened but not browned. Add the crushed garlic and cook on low for 2 mins. Take off the heat, allow to cool, then blitz to a purée in a food processor.

Put the purée in a large bowl with the breadcrumbs, and the chopped thyme. Add the parsley, reserving 1tsp. Mix and season with black pepper. Set aside.

Remove the beef joint from the oven 20 mins before the end of the cooking time and brush the top and sides with 1tbsp of the mustard. Gently pat on the crumb mixture, return to the oven and cook for the remaining 20 mins.

Remove the beef from the tin and transfer to a warm plate. Cover loosely with foil and allow to rest for 15 mins.

Pour the sherry into the roasting tin and stir into the meat juices. Heat on the hob, on medium, add the stock and bring to a simmer.

Mix the cornflour with 2tbsp cold water and stir in. Bring to a simmer. Add the single cream and the remaining mustard and simmer until thickened. Stir in the reserved parsley and transfer to a small jug.

Garnish the roast beef joint with the bay leaves, if using. Serve with the Dijon mustard sauce, roast potatoes and braised red cabbage on the side.