Name: Beef roll with rich plum sauce
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 2.00 kg beef sirloin; 30.00 ml butter melted; 65.00 ml fresh herbs mixed, chopped; black pepper freshly ground; salt; 800.00 g plums; 5.00 ml fresh chillies 573; 1.00 garlic cloves, crushed; 1.00 red chilli small, finely chopped; 10.00 ml soy sauce; 125.00 ml brown sugar soft

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Ingredients (11)

2.00 kg	beef — sirloin
30.00 ml	butter — melted
65.00 ml	fresh herbs — mixed, chopped
	black pepper — freshly ground
	salt

PLUM SAUCE

800.00 g	plums
5.00 ml	fresh chillies — 573
1.00	garlic — cloves, crushed
1.00	red chilli — small, finely chopped
10.00 ml	soy sauce
125.00 ml	brown sugar — soft

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 160 °C and spray a roasting tin and rack with non-stick spray (this makes it easier to clean).
Brush the sirloin with melted butter and sprinkle the herbs over the layer of fat. Season with black pepper. Place the sirloin on the rack of the oven roasting tin and roast for 24 minutes for every 500 g plus an extra 20 minutes or until the meat is done and the juices run clear. Season with salt and rest in the warming drawer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the plum sauce. Stone the plums and process to form a puré;e.
Heat the olive oil in a medium-sized saucepan and add the garlic and chilli. Fry for two to three minutes and add the plum puré;e, soy sauce and brown sugar. Stir well.
Reduce the heat, cover and simmer slowly while stirring occasionally. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes until a thick, rich sauce with a deep plum colour has formed. Add extra sugar to taste.
Carve the meat into thin slices and serve on hot plates with the plum sauce and steamed baby carrots in orange juice.
Garnish with a sprig of fresh mixed herbs if desired.