HERB & PEPPER CRUSTED RIB OF BEEF

Herb & pepper crusted rib of beef image

Planning a dinner party? James Martin's crusted roast beef will wow your guests

Provided by James Martin

Categories Dinner

Time 2h40m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tbsp rock salt
2 tbsp cracked black peppercorn
3 garlic cloves, crushed
small bunch rosemary, finely chopped
small bunch parsley, chopped
4 tbsp olive oil
3kg rib of beef on the bone
2 onions, sliced
250ml red wine
400ml fresh beef stock

Steps:

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix the rock salt, peppercorns, garlic, rosemary, parsley and olive oil. Rub this mixture all over the beef rib then place in a roasting tin. Put in the oven and cook for 30 mins, then turn the oven down to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and cook for a further 1 hr 20 mins. Remove from the oven, transfer the beef to a board, cover with tin foil and rest for 30 mins before carving.
While the beef rests, make the gravy. Pour off all but 2 tbsp of fat from the roasting tin and reserve any juices. Fry the onions in the roasting tin over a medium heat for about 10 mins, then add the wine, stock and reserved juices. Keep cooking for a further 10 mins to reduce to a thick sauce, season well and serve alongside the roast beef.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 694 calories, Fat 46 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 4 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 63 grams protein, Sodium 1.43 milligram of sodium