Roasted Ox Heart

Method

• step 1

  Heat the oven to 160°C with shelf towards the bottom third of the oven.

• step 2

  Trim any stringy or really hard bits from the inside of the heart

• step 3

  Place onion and garlic inside the heart and season with salt and pepper.

• step 4

  Tie the heart closed with string and season with salt and pepper.

• step 5

  Place in a roasting tin with the seam of the prepared heart on the bottom.

• step 6

  Cover with foil, making sure the foil doesn't touch the heart, and cook for 4-5 hours until juice runs clear.

• step 7

  Remove foil and cook for a further half hour at 200°C to crisp the fat if needed.

• step 8

  Serve with mashed potatoes, carrots and swede, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and gravy.