Allow at least 8 oz (225g) meat, uncooked weight, per serving
Description/Notes:
Roast beef has been served on the Christmas table centuries before the supermarkets decreed that turkey was the traditional Yuletide fare; succulent roast sirloin makes a welcome change from that most over-hyped of Christmas birds
Ingredients:
Beef
sirloin of beef, allowing 8oz. (225g) uncooked weight per serving
a little oil or dripping if beef is very lean
Horseradish cream
quarter pint of double cream
2 tsps. sugar
2 tsps. lemon juice
2 tbsps. grated horseradish
pinch of mustard
Cooking Instructions:
#for the meat
Pre-heat the oven to 425F, Gas Mark 7, 210 C
Weigh the meat and place in a roasting tin, adding a little dripping if very lean
Roast in the centre of the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes per lb. plus 20 minutes for a medium done joint
# for the horseradish cream
Put the horseradish, sugar, mustard and lemon juice into a bowl and mix well
Whip the double cream until it begins to stiffen
Blend the whipped cream into the horseradish mixture then spoon into a serving bowl to accompany the beef