Fillet Of Beef With Salsa Verde

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 500 g filet of beef, trimmed of all visible fat and sinew
• 4 tablespoons coarse grain mustard
• 4 teaspoons black peppercorns, crushed
• 4 teaspoons black mustard seeds, crushed (i use brown if that's what's in the cupboard)
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
• 2 teaspoons capers, drained
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 anchovies, drained
• 20 ml lemon juice
• 2 slices bread, crusts trimmed
• 60 ml olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 190c degrees.
• 2 spread the meat with the mustard, then roll in the pepper and mustard seeds.
• 3 heat the oil in a frying pan, and add the beef, turning to brown on all sides.
• 4 place the beef in a baking dish, and cook for 35-40 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
• 5 salsa verde: place the parsley, capers, garlic, anchovies, lemon juice and bread in a food processor or blender and work until finely chopped.
• 6 with the motor running, slowly add the oil and continue processing to make a thick paste.
• 7 to serve, slice the beef and serve with salsa verde.