How To Cook Beef Topside Recipes

HOW TO COOK BEEF TOPSIDE

Steps:

• Heat your oven to 210° and allow it time to get really hot
• Heat a large frying pan with 2 tbsp of Olive oil on high so the oil's very hot (not smoking!)
• Rub another table spoon of oil onto your beef and season it well with some salt and pepper. Then using your hands, massage the seasoning into the beef with the oil all the way around so it's well worked into the meat
• Sear the beef in the hot oil frying pan, letting each side brown nicely, turning it round often to make sure all sides are browned
• Don't worry too much about the ends. These will pick up some color as you're browning the sides, if you can still see some red meat on the ends, leave them
• Put the topside into the baking tray and set the timer for half way through your preferred cooking time (see post). Half way through take the beef out and pour the juices from the pan on the top of the beef and put it back in the oven for the rest of the cooking time
• Take it out when it's done and leave it to rest for 15 minutes with a clean dry tea towel over the top of it

SLOW COOKER BEEF TOPSIDE WITH RED WINE GRAVY

Steps:

• Crush the peppercorns with the mustard, rosemary, celery seeds and a little salt using a pestle and mortar. Blitz the mushrooms to a fine powder in a food processor, then stir them in with 2 tbsp oil and rub all over the beef. Cover and chill for at least 1 hr, but overnight is best.
• Heat the slow cooker to high and pour in the stock. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pan and brown the beef, then put in the slow cooker skin-side up. Fry the carrot, onion and celery in the same pan over a medium-high heat for about 10 mins. Stir in the tomato purée and wine, scraping the bits off the bottom of the pan, then add this to the slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 6 hrs, then strain the liquid into a pan. Keep the meat and veg covered with foil so they stay warm. Bring the liquid to the boil, then simmer until reduced by a third and season. For thicker gravy, mix the cornflour with 2 tbsp water and whisk into the boiling liquid. Serve the beef with the gravy, along with some mash and greens.