Name: Roast beef with fresh herbs and blue cheese sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1.2 kilogram beef eye fillet, trimmed; 20 gram butter; 1/2 cup (125ml) brandy; 1 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon; Blue cheese sauce; 1/2 cup (120g) sour cream; 1/2 (85g) lebanese cucumber, diced; 75 gram mild blue cheese, coarsely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

Roast beef with fresh herbs and blue cheese sauce

The combination of tender herb-coated roast beef and creamy blue-cheese sauce is unbeatable. The perfect starter for a big dinner party!

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

20M

Total

35M

Ingredients

1.2 kilogram beef eye fillet, trimmed

20 gram butter

1/2 cup (125ml) brandy

1 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon

Blue cheese sauce

1/2 cup (120g) sour cream

1/2 (85g) lebanese cucumber, diced

75 gram mild blue cheese, coarsely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C.

2.Tie beef with kitchen string at 2cm intervals; season. Melt butter in a heavy baking dish; cook fillet until browned all over.

3.Add brandy and roast in oven 18 minutes, basting frequently. Remove from oven; cover and stand until cool. Place roast on a piece of plastic wrap. Sprinkle with herbs; roll to coat. Enclose in plastic wrap; leave at room temperature for up to 2 hours before serving.

4.Meanwhile, to make blue cheese sauce, combine ingredients in a medium bowl and season.

5.Serve beef sliced with blue cheese sauce.

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