Spiced roast beef

Spiced roast beef

Matt Tebutt's roast beef combines spices and meltingly tender meat. It'll be just as good cold, too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 with leftovers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr - 1 hr 50 mins

Plus marinating overnight (cooknig time varies)

Method

  1. Combine all the spices and ½ tbsp salt together in a pestle and mortar. Give everything a good grind, keeping a little of its coarseness. Rub the oil and then the ground spices all over the beef and massage in well. Cover and chill overnight to marinate.
  2. Next day, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Weigh your joint and roast for 10 mins per 450g for rare meat and 15 mins per 450g for medium, plus an extra 20 mins. Cover and rest for 20 mins while you finish the salads, then slice and serve. Alternatively, roast the beef in the morning and serve at room temperature for dinner.
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Matt says...

'This joint is just as good cold over the next few days as it is hot on Christmas Eve. Take the beef out of the fridge a bit before you want to enjoy the leftovers so it can come up to room temperature and the spicing can come back to life.'

PER SERVING (8)

396 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 0g, salt 0.68 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2009.

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  • 23 December 2010

    Jeisy3 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a really easy and delicious dish. We had the beef hot and cold and enjoyed it both ways. The spicing is wonderfully fragrant and not overpowering. This will definitely be on the family favourite list.

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    12 March 2011

    Liz commented on this recipe

    Brilliant deliscious and so easy! I served it with roast potatoes steamed veg and red wine jus for sunday lunch

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  • 20 March 2011

    DrFabio rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is absolutely delicious and so simple. I've made it a couple of times for buffets and both times it's vanished! If there are any South Africans out there, the taste really reminded me of biltong!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 with leftovers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr - 1 hr 50 mins

Plus marinating overnight (cooknig time varies)

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp juniper berries
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp allspice berries
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2kg-3kg (4lb 8oz-6lb 8oz) topside joint of beef - depending on the amount of leftovers you want
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PER SERVING (8)

396 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 0g, salt 0.68 g

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