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Roast recipes

Roast topside of beef with roasties and gravy

Make this affordable roast dinner with a topside of beef. Coat the beef in a wonderful rub, made simply with...

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Shortcrust pastry recipes

Beef pie

This beef pie recipe has been adapted from food writer Hannah Glasse’s cookbook, published in 1747. The recipe has been...

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Gravy recipes

Easy beef stock

Our beef stock recipe is better than anything you can buy. It won’t contain salt (shop-bought stocks often contain too...

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Roast beef recipes

Pink peppercorn-rubbed rump cap of beef

Pink peppercorns add a rosy hue and a delicate peppery flavour to this very special roast beef recipe. Take your...

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Summer roast recipes

Spiced brisket with chilli, lime, peanut and coriander

Try our slow-cooked beef brisket recipe made with a fresh ginger, chilli and Chinese five-spice sauce. An impressive main served...

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Roast recipes

Raymond Blanc’s rib of beef with red wine sauce

Raymond Blanc’s roast dinner centrepiece of rib of beef is served with a red wine sauce and is great served...

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Steak recipes

Onglet steak with celeriac and horseradish purée

Creamy celeriac mash is served with onglet, an inexpensive cut of steak, and kale.

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Alternative Christmas roast recipes

Rib of beef with porcini, tarragon and port gravy

The rich flavours of porcini, tarragon and port do justice to a show-stopping rib of beef, perfect for a roast...

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Slow cooked beef recipes

Barolo-braised beef and shallot pie with parsnip and potato mash

Beef shin is slowly cooked in Barolo red wine then topped with a creamy parsnip and potato mash. It makes...

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Pie recipes

Beef, brown ale and mushroom pie

Try Debbie Major’s twist on the classic beef and brown ale pie, chock full of button and porcini mushrooms and...

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Make-ahead Christmas sides

Beef dripping roast vegetables

Cook your carrots, parsnips and potatoes all together with this easy all-in-one roast vegetable recipe. Check out more make-ahead Christmas...

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Meatball recipes

Baked American-style meatballs in smoky tomato sauce

This American-inspired spicy meatball recipe is the perfect accompaniment to cooked polenta or fresh pasta.

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Stews, casseroles, pot-roasts and slow-roasts

Braised oxtail with red wine and prunes

Warm your cockles with Debbie Major’s comforting braised oxtail. Double cooking the oxtail is a good way to extract most...

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Steak recipes

Quick steak fajitas with pickled red onions

Easy, colourful and fresh, this steak fajita recipe uses Cajun seasoning and is finished off with soured cream and avocado.

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Flatbread recipes

Flatbreads with steak and baba ghanoush

Seared beef steak, a quick flatbread recipe and a smoky baba ghanoush dip – this combination is perfect for your...

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Roast recipes

Roast beef and fresh tomato rigatoni

This roast beef recipe is inspired by a dish from Mediterranean France. It may seem odd serving a pasta dish...

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