Topside with Mustard & Thyme Crust

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 45 mins - 1 hr 10-25 mins + resting

Beautifully succulent beef topside with a crunchy, crumbly, and fragrant breadcrumb crust. This beauty makes fitting centrepiece for any roast dinner with an utterly unmatched flavour. It’s a masterclass in melt in the mouth organic meat.

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530 kcal
(per portion)

Ingredients you'll need

1½kg topside of beef, boned & rolled
A handful of thyme, leaves only
1½ tbsp Dijon mustard
75g breadcrumbs
3 tbsp horseradish mustard

From your kitchen

2 tbsp olive oil
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper

Step by step this way

1.
Heat your oven to 220°C/200°C/Gas 7. Unwrap your beef. Pat dry with kitchen paper and let it get up to room temperature.
2.
While the beef warms up, pick the thyme leaves off their woody stalks and pop the leaves in a bowl. Add 1 tbsp Dijon mustard and 2 tbsp horseradish mustard. Tip in the breadcrumbs.
3.
Add 2 tbsp oil to the bowl with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Stir together to make a sticky paste. Rub the mustardy mixture all over the beef and pop it in a small roasting tin.
4.
Slide the tin into the centre of the oven. Turn the heat down to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Roast for 45 mins for rare, 1 hr for medium and 1 hr 15 mins for well done.
5.
Take the beef out of the oven and set it aside on a plate or board, loosely covered with foil, to rest for 30 mins before carving.
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Tip
Any leftovers? Slice the meat into little strips and add them right at the end of cooking our Spice Crackle Stir-fry at www.abelandcole.co.uk/recipes
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Next week...
We've given a classic roast chicken and flavoursome twist by glazing it with a fragrant mix of honey, ginger and brown rice miso. Not only does the glaze give the chicken a sweet and salty flavour, it makes it stickly delicious to eat.

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