Topside Roast

Good old google! It found me this website with a great recipe. I had a piece of topside from the meat delivery people and wanted an easy and yummy way to cook it. This was delicious.

Ingredients

1 kg piece Quality Mark topside in the piece

1 onion, peeled and sliced

250 grams mushrooms, quartered

3-4 bacon rashers, diced

2-3 whole cloves garlic, peeled

1/3 bay leaves (optional)

1 cup red wine or beef stock

2 tblsp cornflour

1/4 cup extra stock or water

Method

1. Season the beef well with salt, pepper and oil. Brown on all sides in a hot frying pan. 2. Scatter the onion, mushrooms, bacon, garlic and bay leaves, if using, in the base of a casserole or lasagne dish and sit the beef on top. Pour in the wine or stock. 3. Cover and place in a 160°C oven for 30-35 minutes per 500 grams. Remove the beef and allow to stand for 10 minutes. This is for medium rare. For well done beef allow 40-45 minutes per 500 grams. 4. Transfer the mushrooms, onion, wine etc to a saucepan. Mix the cornflour to a paste with a little extra stock or water and stir into the onion and mushroom. Stir and cook until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.