Beef Roast Recipe - with Photos

Ingredients

• 1 kg to 1.5 kg single piece of beef fillet
• 6 garlic cloves
• Rosemary
• 5 cardamom pods
• 250 g beef fat
• Salt
• Whole cloves
• Bay leaves

Method

1. Salt the meat and make small deep slits inside the meat while keeping its shape intact.
2. Sprinkle a little black pepper on the meat and insert garlic cloves into the slits along with rosemary and cardamom pods.
3. Cut the beef fat into long strips according to the length of the meat as shown in the accompanying photos, place them along both sides... and use heatproof twine to tie the roast.
4. In a pan place whole cloves, bay leaves, rosemary and a little oil... brown the meat on both sides.
5. Prepare a tray lined with foil or aluminum paper, wrap the meat in the foil and seal it, adding the oil and aromatics used to brown the meat plus 1 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt.
6. Put the tray in a hot oven for two hours, turning the roast every hour so it cooks from all sides.
7. Serve the beef roast alongside pommes purée, vegetables and roasted potatoes.