Fillet Recipes
When it comes to cooking beef, nothing satisfies like using the right cut of beef for the right meals. Knowing whether you need to fry, grill, braai, or roast a fillet, rump, or steak could mean the difference between an average meal or something memorable. Additionally, using the right beef fillet recipe can make all the difference.
Beef is the flesh derived from a bovine animal. It’s also an umbrella term that covers the multitude of beef cuts one can get from the cow itself. While a cut of beef could mean anything up to 20 different types, we will just cover beef fillet. We’ll have a look at identifying the meat, their best uses in cooking, as well as a delicious recipe for each.
Beef Fillet – The Cut Of Beef For Every Occasion
This particular cut of beef can be identified by the small amount of fat and tendons with an even shape. Fillet is a good option for quick meals that are easy to prepare. However, it does need a good amount of seasoning and flavouring thanks to the relative blandness of the meat itself.
The meat itself, when prepared properly, offers a very versatile meal. The selection of food that can accompany it in a meal is wide. This, in combination with the quick preparation of the meat itself, makes for tasty, easy-to-prepare meals. One memorable beef fillet recipe involves a roasted fillet and vegetables.
An Easy Beef Fillet Recipe To Remember
A combination of roast beetroot, red peppers, potatoes, and coriander with a piece of spiced roast beef fillet. For this recipe you will need:
- 10 fresh curry leaves, chopped
- 11/2 tbsp garam masala
- 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 750g piece beef fillet • 8 ready-cooked and peeled beetroot (not in vinegar), drained and cut into eighths
- 4 large red peppers, deseeded and cut into large pieces
- 6 large potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces • 4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
To begin, mix together the curry leaves, masala, lime zest and juice, garlic, ginger, and a tablespoon of olive oil. Marinade the beef with this mixture using a brush, then set it aside for 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 200°C, then place your beetroot, peppers, and potatoes onto a roasting tray, making sure to arrange them. Lightly pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil onto the vegetables, then toss them for an even coat.
Heat a heavy pan until it becomes very hot, throw in the remaining olive oil, then sear each side of the fillet steak until brown, this should take about 1 minute. Returning to the vegetables, make a gap in the middle of them in the tray. Place the beef in the middle.
Roast the assortment in the oven. Leave it in for 30 minutes for medium rare, and 35 for medium. After this, remove the beef from the roasting tray, loosely cover it with foil and then leave it aside.
Stir the vegetables in the pan and then return them to the oven for a further 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are golden. Move the vegetables onto a platter, pour the juice from the rested beef and stir into the coriander.
Carve the beef into slices of your own preferred size, then place them on a separate platter. Serve with the roasted vegetables and salad.
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