The mini roast is a fantastic meal option for 2-3 people that is boneless, easy to carve and ready in under an hour. This beef topside mini roast is covered with a mixture of seasoning, mustard, garlic puree and a little oil for a delicious and easy glaze. A perfect midweek meal.
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 x 400-450g/14oz-1lb lean beef mini roast (we used a mini topside joint)
- Salt and freshly milled black pepper
- 30ml/2tbsp Dijon mustard or similar
- 10ml/2tsp garlic purée
- 15ml/1tbsp rapeseed or olive oil
Method:
- Preheat the oven to Gas mark 5, 190°C, 375°F.
- In a small bowl mix together the mustard, garlic purée and oil.
- Place the joint on a chopping board, make several slashes over the surface, season and spread with the mustard mixture. Transfer to a roasting rack in a medium non-stick roasting tin and roast for 40-50 minutes (for medium). Cover with foil if browning too quickly.
- Remove the joint from the oven, transfer to a warm plate, cover and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes, 20 if time allows.
- Slice the roast and serve with gravy, mini sauté potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Tip:
For extra flavour add a crumbled vegetable stock cube in the water when boiling the potatoes or add add 1-2 sprigs of fresh rosemary.