WHOLE ROAST FILLET OF BEEF WITH SHALLOTS & MUSHROOMS

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Ingredients

  • 1 whole eyefillet of beef - approx.1.2 kg for 6 serves, 1.7 kg for 8 serves

  • Olive oil for marinating and cooking

  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed

  • ½ tablespoon each rosemary & thyme sprigs

  • Several good grinds of black pepper

  • ½ tablespoon balsamic vinegar

  • 10 shallots peeled

  • 350g mushrooms cut into quarters

  • 2/3 cup red wine

  • 1 cup beef stock

Method

For the marinade, crush or pound 1 Tbsp olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, pepper and balsamic vinegar to form a paste. Pat the meat dry with paper towels and rub the marinade thoroughly over.

Cover and marinate at least half an hour. If marinating in the fridge, remove the meat from the fridge at least an hour before cooking. When ready to cook, remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry. Preheat oven to 230°C.

Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a heavy-based frying pan and when very hot sear the fillet 1-2 minutes each side (not the ends) until browned all over.

Transfer the meat to a shallow roasting pan, add remaining oil and toss the shallots around the meat, coating lightly in the oil.

Roast 20 minutes for rare, or 25 for medium rare. Ten minutes into cooking, add the mushrooms to the roasting pan.

Remove the meat, cover and keep warm for 15 minutes before carving.

While the meat is resting, place the roasting pan with the shallots and mushrooms on the stove, heat and add the wine, stirring any bits off the bottom.

Simmer until reduced by half then add the beef stock and simmer again until reduced by half. Add any meat juices to the sauce and serve the beef in thick slices with the warmed sauce.

Johanna Bostock