Bearnaise Roast Beef Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 kg / 2 lb beef eye fillet, trimmed of fat | ||
| 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns | ||
| Cardamom | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm), crushed | |
| Oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Bearnaise sauce | ||
| 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar | ||
| Lemon juice | 1 1/2 Tablespoon | |
| Egg yolks | 5 | |
| 250 g / 1/2 lb butter | ||
| Stuffed potatoes | ||
| Potatoes | 8 , cooked | |
| Sour cream | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Onions spring | 4 , finely chopped | |
| Ground cumin | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1/4 cup grated mature Cheddar cheese | ||
Directions
1. Tie beef with string to hold it in shape during cooking. Roll in combined pepper, cardamom and garlic (a).
2. Heat oil in a baking dish, add beef, bake in hot oven for 20 minutes or until cooked as desired, turning beef occasionally. Allow to cool, serve sliced with Bearnaise sauce and stuffed potatoes.
3. To make Bearnaise sauce, simmer vinegar and lemon juice in a small saucepan until reduced to 2 tablespoons, cool. Blend or process egg yolks and vinegar mixture until frothy. With motor running gradually drizzle in hot melted butter (b). Stand, covered, at room temperature.
4. To make stuffed potatoes, cut top from potatoes, reserve. Scoop flesh from center, mash well with a fork, stir in sour cream, spring onions, cumin and cheese. Spoon back into potatoes (c), replace lids. Bake in moderate oven for 20 minutes or until heated through.
2. Heat oil in a baking dish, add beef, bake in hot oven for 20 minutes or until cooked as desired, turning beef occasionally. Allow to cool, serve sliced with Bearnaise sauce and stuffed potatoes.
3. To make Bearnaise sauce, simmer vinegar and lemon juice in a small saucepan until reduced to 2 tablespoons, cool. Blend or process egg yolks and vinegar mixture until frothy. With motor running gradually drizzle in hot melted butter (b). Stand, covered, at room temperature.
4. To make stuffed potatoes, cut top from potatoes, reserve. Scoop flesh from center, mash well with a fork, stir in sour cream, spring onions, cumin and cheese. Spoon back into potatoes (c), replace lids. Bake in moderate oven for 20 minutes or until heated through.
Chef
