Perfect juicy Roast Beef
Ingredients
1.5 kg Beef meat
100 g butter or olive oil
1 tablespoon heaped mustard
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons coarse salt
6 cloves garlic
For the Potatoes:
1.5-2 Kg small white Potatoes
1 tablespoons salt
For the Gremolata:
1 cup chops parsley
2 cloves garlic
grated lemon peel
Preparation
Step 1
Heat the oven to maximally (250-270c degrees)
Step 2
Cook the potatoes with 1 tablespoon salt for 20 minutes, Strain, lightly mash, and place in roasting pan.
Step 3
Make 6 grooves 3 cm deep along the piece of meat and stick a whole clove of garlic in each groove.
Step 4
In a large bowl mix Butter ,mustard,salt and pepper.
Step 5
Spread the meat well with seasoned butter. Place the meat on a wire rack
above the potatoes, roast for 22 minutes to obtain roast beef with a Medium rare, 25 minutes for Medium degree of roasting.
It is recommended after about a quarter of an hour of roasting to mix the potatoes, for brown color.
Step 6
Prepare the Gremolata :
In a bowl,mix parsley,garlic and lemon zest. purified on potatoes about 2/3 of the amount.
You can also sprinkle on the meat. ( those who like)