Rare roast beef with anchovies, garlic and rocket salsa verde
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for rare roast beef with anchovies, garlic and rocket salsa verde.
- 30 mins preparation
- 40 mins cooking plus marinating, resting
- Serves 8
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup (firmly packed) each rosemary, thyme and oregano
- 8 anchovy fillets
- 5 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 70 ml olive oil (¾ cup)
- 1 tbsp aged red wine vinegar
- 1 kg piece trimmed beef fillet
Rocket salsa verde
- 2 cups (firmly packed) rocket (about 2 bunches)
- 45 gm salted baby capers, rinsed, drained
- 1 golden shallot, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- ½ cup (firmly packed) flat-leaf parsley
- 180 ml olive oil
- 1 tbsp aged red wine vinegar
- Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
Method
Main
- 1Process herbs, anchovy and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Add oil and vinegar, season to taste and process to a fine paste.
- 2Slash beef at intervals with a sharp knife, place in a non-reactive tray, pour over herb mixture and rub into beef. Cover and refrigerate to marinate (2-4 hours).
- 3For rocket salsa verde, blanch rocket until bright green and just wilted (10 seconds), drain, refresh, then drain again, squeezing out excess water. Coarsely chop and set aside. Process capers, shallot and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Add rocket and parsley, process until coarsely chopped. With motor running, add oil in a thin, steady stream, processing until finely chopped, then add vinegar, lemon rind and juice. Season to taste and refrigerate until required.
- 4Preheat oven to 180C. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add beef and turn occasionally until browned on all sides (4-5 minutes). Transfer to an oven tray and roast until cooked to your liking (25-30 minutes for rare), then cover with foil and rest in a warm place (15 minutes). Thinly slice and serve warm or at room temperature with rocket salsa verde.
Notes
Drink Suggestion: Bright and snappy young red sangiovese. Drink suggestion by Max Allen