Mustard beef fillet with sweet shallots

Mustard beef fillet with sweet shallots

Bubble up this beefy dish when the nights draw in in autumn - filling and satisfying

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the shallots in a pan of boiling water and boil for a couple of minutes. Drain and peel once they are cool enough to handle.
  2. Season the beef, then heat 2 tbsp oil in a roasting tin and quickly brown the fillet all over. Remove the tin from the heat and lift out the beef. Scatter the shallots in the tin with the thyme. Sprinkle with the sugar and add a splash of water. Spread the mustard all over the beef and sit on top of the shallots. Roast for 25 minutes for rare, 40 minutes for medium or 50 minutes for well done. Halfway through cooking, shake the shallots in the tin. Rest the beef for 10-15 minutes before carving.
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Know-how

For a quick sauce, after roasting take the beef and shallots out of the tin, add 150ml beef stock, a splash of brandy or whisky and 150ml double cream. Bubble up until thickened.

Per serving

300 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 5.6g, fat 14.5 g, saturated fat 4.7g, fibre 1.4g, salt 0.14 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2005.

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  • 15 January 2008

    Harm rated this recipe

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  • 16 September 2008

    janeykuchen rated and commented on this recipe

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    Words cannot describe how delicious this is!!!

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  • 23 December 2008

    NixKitz rated and commented on this recipe

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    Fantastic and so easy. I have become obsessed with cooking shallots now as a result!!

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  • 20 January 2009

    superkat rated and commented on this recipe

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    Tried this for the first time on Sunday......wow! Superb and so easy. Made the sauce as well - and my fellow diners and I were seriously licking the plates clean! Will definitely cook again, and cook the shallots as an accompaniment to other dishes.

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  • 31 March 2009

    Jules rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this, it's sooooooooo easy and you can cook it during a dinner party no problem. Be careful not to trust the timings as I thought the beef was under cooked and left it a little longer in the oven, it was still wonderful and really tender but if you like if rare/medium trust the timings given.

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  • 15 July 2009

    jason commented on this recipe

    I use a well known branded english mustard wich gives the meat a sweet but still a spicy taste and my kids love it

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  • 20 March 2011

    Elthar rated and commented on this recipe

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    Never had tasted shallots before, everything together was simply delicious! And very easy to make. Certainly will do this one again! I serverd it along with this one: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2020/roasted-coriander-cauliflower they went very nicely together

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 500g shallots
  • 1kg piece of beef fillet
  • oil
  • 2-3 sprigs of thyme
  • 1 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
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Per serving

300 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 5.6g, fat 14.5 g, saturated fat 4.7g, fibre 1.4g, salt 0.14 g

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