Name: Oven-roasted beef with a mustard crust
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: 2 kg beef topside or prime rib; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 30 ml fresh chillies 573; potatoes butternut and onions; 120 ml wholegrain mustard; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 15 ml fresh chillies 573; handful fresh sage chopped; 125 ml crème fraîche

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Ingredients (9)

2 kg	beef — topside or prime rib
	salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste
30 ml	fresh chillies — 573
	potatoes — butternut and onions

CRUST:

120 ml	wholegrain mustard
3	garlic — cloves, peeled and crushed
15 ml	fresh chillies — 573
handful	fresh sage — chopped
125 ml	crème fraîche

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Season the meat with salt and pepper, and rub in the olive oil.

Mix half the mustard with the garlic, olive oil and sage, and rub over the meat.

Place the meat on a rack in a roasting pan and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 190ºC and add the potatoes, butternut and onions to the meat and roast for 1-1½ hours, depending on how well you prefer your meat done. Allow the meat to rest for 10 minutes before carving.

Mix the remaining mustard with the crème fraîche and serve with the meat and vegetables.

Text and image: Home magazine

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