Prepare your taste buds for a symphony of succulent flavours and indulgence, as we guide you through the ultimate Christmas roast topside beef.
INGREDIENTS:
1 boned and rolled 2.5kg topside of beef
6 garlic cloves
A handful of rosemary
3 onions
Olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
METHOD:
1. Take your beef out of the fridge one hour before you cook it. Heat your oven to 190°C.
2. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Pick the leaves off a few rosemary sprigs. Finely chop the leaves. Peel and finely slice the onions.
3. Pop the onions in a bowl. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Season. Toss together. Spread them on the bottom of a large roasting tin.
4. Drizzle a little oil on top of the beef. Season it. Sprinkle on the garlic and rosemary. Rub the oil, seasoning and herbs all over the beef.
5. Sit the beef on top of the onions so it’s sitting snugly in the tin.
6. Pop the beef in the oven on the middle shelf. Roast 1 hour for medium rare, 1 hour 10 mins for medium or 1 hour 20 mins for well done. Lift the beef out of the pan. Wrap it loosely in two layers of foil. Rest it for 45 mins. Serve and enjoy.