Last Order Date For Christmas Delivery: Sunday 15th December
Method
- Remember to remove your Beef Featherblade from the packaging, pat dry and bring to room temperature.
- Pre heat your oven to 135°C temperature.
- Next choose a suitable sized oven proof casserole with a tight fitting lid.
- Season the meat just prior to coloring with good quality sea salt.
- Make a mirepoix by neatly chopping equal amounts of onion, carrot and celery or my preferred choice of celeriac, the root of the celery plus a bay leaf, sprig of thyme and a few black peppercorns, another nice addition can be a head of garlic split in half.
- Take a large, heavy based frying pan, and add a few drops pomace or vegetable oil.
- Fry the featherblade on all sides in small batches then transfer to the casserole dish.
- Next fry the mirepoix until lightly coloured.
- Then add half a bottle of red wine, or a favorite local ale and reduce by two thirds then add 500 ml of essential cuisine beef stock, 1 tablespoon tomato paste (optional) and reduce a little, thicken with a tablespoon corn flour mixed with a little cold water and stirred into the boiling broth.
- Pour the sauce over the beef and cover.
- Place in the centre of the oven and cook for approximately 3 hours, the meat should be tender when pierced with a meat fork.
- Remove from oven, carefully take out the blade and slice into equal portions then cover and keep warm.
- Pass off the juices through a fine sieve into a clean sauce pan and reduce to a glossy finish then pour back over the beef.