Roast Beef With Plum Gravy Atop Garlic Mash

Per serving

1390.6kcal
16.9гProteins
133.7гFats
30.2гCarbs

The first time I had a date over for dinner, I rang my mother and said, 'Help, I've never cooked anything more extravegant than a fried egg, what can I cook that will make me look like a master chef but won't take the skill of one?' Her response was immediate and the result was amazing. And best of all, it is so BASIC!

Ingredients

6 serv.
  • beef, suitable for roasting (silverside, topside...)1 kg
  • chunky plum jam2 tablespoons
  • l&p Worcestershire sauce1 dash
  • large onion, finely chopped1
  • flour (for oven bag)1 tablespoon
  • potatoes750 g
  • butter1⁄2 cup
  • mashed garlic1 tablespoon
  • fresh rosemary, finely chopped2 sprigs

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

  2. 2

    Put 1 tbsp of flour in oven bag and shake it around.

  3. 3

    Place beef- uncut- in oven bag.

  4. 4

    Add Plum jam, Worcestershire sauce and chopped onion.

  5. 5

    Seal oven bag.

  6. 6

    Place in baking dish.

  7. 7

    Cook for 40 minutes.

  8. 8

    Whilst Roast is cooking, peel potatoes.

  9. 9

    Boil until soft.

  10. 10

    Mash with butter, garlic and rosemary until smooth puree.

  11. 11

    Cut meat into slices (should be pink- but not bloody- in the centre).

  12. 12

    Scoop a cup of mash onto the centre of a dinner plate.

  13. 13

    Place meat on top.

  14. 14

    Spoon plum gravy over meat.

  15. 15

    Add sprig of fresh rosemary to garnish.

Source: food.com
Original recipe

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