Stout Glazed Roast Beef with ‘Proper’ Gravy

Name: Stout Glazed Roast Beef with ‘Proper’ Gravy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured roasting joint; 100 ml Stout; 50 g Honey; 100 ml Balsamic vinegar; 50 g Brown sugar; 1-2 tbsp English mustard; 2 tbsp Cloves ((optional)); 1 tbsp Ground cinnamon; Pinch of good quality salt; 1 Carrot; 1 Onion; 2 Celery sticks; 1 Garlic bulb; 1 tbsp Cornflour; 1 tbsp Tomato puree; 400 ml Stout; 450 ml Beef stock; A little rapeseed oil for frying

Proper gravy for proper beef. You’ll be counting down the days to Sunday with this surprisingly easy stout glazed roast!

Stout Glazed Roast Beef with ‘Proper’ Gravy preparation time

Prep: 15 mins

Stout Glazed Roast Beef with ‘Proper’ Gravy cook time

Cook: 2 hrs

Serves:

Oven Temp: 170C/Gas mark 3

Method

Bring stout, honey, sugar, vinegar, cinnamon and mustard to the boil
Allow to cool before using, it should become quite syrup like
Roughly chop the vegetables and place on a suitable roasting tray
Season the meat all over with salt, stud the top layer of beef with cloves
Brush the glaze mix all over the meat joint, reserve a little for further glazing
Remove beef from the oven and allow to rest for at least 30 minutes
For the gravy, place the tray directly over a hob and begin to fry the vegetables
Add cornflour and tomato puree and cook through for a minute, then add the remaining stout and boil
Pour in the beef stock, stir well, bring to the boil then simmer
Collect any resting juices from the roast beef and pour into the gravy
Pass the gravy through a sieve and serve