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Sliced roast beef on a wooden chopping board with a knife, next to a bowl of chips and a bowl of yellow sauce with herbs, all set on an outdoor wooden table.
Main Course
Meat

This is a very “cheffy” way of cooking beef and it never fails, something you will want to share at a special dinner with friends. It’s not a cheap dish to make.

For this recipe I can’t emphasise enough the importance of knowing your oven temperature. I recommend an infrared thermometer to check your oven. It’s worth buying one and learn the hotspots in your oven as well as fridge temperatures.

Don’t be tempted to cook a piece larger than 600g. If you are cooking for 10-12 people, use 2 pieces of fillet. It cooks much better. Believe me, I’ve tried! We are greedy in this house we usually go for 600g for 4 of us and any left overs are delicious sliced the next day in a sandwich

Great served with homemade French Fries and a Béarnaise sauce. I have also listed other components that accompany this dish which can be found as separate recipes.

SERVES 4 – 6

400 – 600g Single piece of Beef fillet – See Top Tip above

Preheat the oven to 90C Fan.

  • Weigh your beef and calculate the exact time needed. The formula is 4 minutes per 25g

    For 500g it will be 80 minutes.

Heat a frying pan and brown the piece of steak all over (use a blow torch if you have one) Season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray and put in the oven.

When the time is up, remove from the oven. Because this is cooked at a low temperature you only need to rest this for 5 minutes.

Ideal with:

Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 people80
Calories 343 kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 g beef fillet
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 90C fan
  • Weigh your beef and calculate the exact time needed. The formula is 4 minutes per 25g
    For 500g it will be 80 minutes.
  • Heat a frying pan and brown the piece of steak all over (use a blow torch if you have one) Season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray and put in the oven.
  • When the time is up, remove from the oven. Because this is cooked at a low temperature you only need to rest this for 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 343kcalProtein: 23gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 61mgPotassium: 380mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 3mg


Data source: USDA FoodData Central.

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