Seared beef with wild mushrooms & balsamic

Seared beef with wild mushrooms & balsamic

A classy main course for two, inspired by the Italian region of Emiglia-Romagna

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

, plus marinating

Egg-free

Method

  1. Rub the beef with 1 tbsp oil, rosemary and garlic, then leave in the fridge for at least 1 hr, or up to 24 hrs. Make sure the beef returns to room temperature before you cook it.
  2. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat a non-stick, ovenproof frying pan or roasting tin until very hot. Rub most of the garlic and rosemary from the beef, season with black pepper and flaky salt, then sear on all sides until dark brown and almost crusted - about 5 mins in total. Transfer the pan to the oven, then roast the beef for 10 mins for mediumrare. Leave to rest for a good 15 mins and keep any juices.
  3. While the meat rests, sauté the mushrooms. Heat 1 tbsp butter and the remaining oil in a large frying pan, then tip in the mushrooms with plenty of seasoning. Fry until golden and just softened, then tip into a bowl.
  4. Add the stock to the mushroom pan, then reduce by two-thirds. Tip in the mushrooms and balsamic, then add the remaining butter and let it melt. Tip in any meat juices, then season to taste and keep warm. Thickly slice the beef and spoon over the sauce. Serve with mash and spinach.

PER SERVING

526 kcalories, protein 46g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 0g, sugar 1g, salt 1.04 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2008.

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  • 12 October 2008

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    10 mins for me didn't produce medium rare it produced well done - I think I made a similar recipe and medium rare only needed 4 minutes.

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  • 22 April 2009

    clive2442 commented on this recipe

    Hi beth I find the best way to get the right temp is temp prob, where 50 is rare 55 mid rare 60 mid and 65 mid/well 70+ welldone.hope this helps.

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  • 20 October 2009

    Katharine rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is one of the best things I have ever cooked...ever! It was easy to follow and quick and I particularly liked the simplicity of the recipe, combined with the focus on good quality ingredients which really paid off! Thank you Jane!

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    05 August 2010

    Lau rated and commented on this recipe

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    This tasted fine, and I enjoyed it as the beef was of excellent quality, but the recipe itself was nothing special

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  • 27 December 2010

    K's Recipes rated and commented on this recipe

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    This dish made a lovely change for Christmas lunch. I used a jar of Sacla Wild Mushroom Antipasti, which worked very well.

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  • 01 July 2012

    rachael rated and commented on this recipe

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    made this lastnight for dinner, and it was delicious...didnt use a whole fillet of beef, just 2 fillet steaks, and it was perfect, made it with the spinach as suggested and some plain potatoes....sauce was gorgeous....partner loved this meal, and so did I, will defo make this again.

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  • 17 December 2012

    Charlene rated and commented on this recipe

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    Amazing!!! Did reduce the time in the oven as suggested 5 mins was perfect for me. Everything else followed including the suggested sides.

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    04 January 2013

    Pam rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was delicious! I substituted the mixed wild mushrooms for a packet of Merchant Gourmet dried mushrooms. Once soaked and rehydrated, I used the mushroom stock instead of beef stock. This worked really well. Served it with the suggested "goes well with" spinach and potato rosti. All round winner!

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

, plus marinating

Egg-free

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PER SERVING

526 kcalories, protein 46g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 15g, fibre 0g, sugar 1g, salt 1.04 g

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