beef
serves 6-8
10 anchovy fillets, ( tinned are fine )
30g / 1oz butter
1Kg / 2lb rolled topside of beef
450ml / 15floz veal or
beef stock
equal quantities of :
onions, roughly chopped
carrots, roughly chopped
celery sticks, roughly chopped ( or celeriac )
swede, roughly chopped
turnip, roughly chopped
leek, sliced thickly
Mash half of the anchovies and blend with the butter; brown
the beef in this anchovy butter.
Place the vegetables in a large casserole dish and put the meat on top, put
the remaining anchovy fillets across the top of the beef and add the stock
to the casserole dish.
Cover and cook in a pre-heated oven for about 21/2
hours at 1600C / 3250F /
Gas mark 3.